Doubt is a very normal experience. In his wisdom, God made our brains try to anticipate what will or will not happen in the future or to discern what is true or misleading so we can be ready to respond accordingly. But when Moses heard God calling him to go speak to Pharoah and lead the Exodus, his brain’s “doubt-meter” was off the charts. He even had a list of reasons to doubt that he was even the guy.
Moses knew Pharoah, and he knew Pharoah would say no to him. But God already knew that and had a plan. Moses had killed an Egyptian and run out on his entire life in Egypt. God was well aware. Moses knew he would look like a lunatic to the leaders of Israel, but God knew what to do. Moses was a poor public speaker, but God already provided a way of dealing with that. In the end, Moses just didn’t want to do it, and if God could do it through him, then why couldn’t he do it through someone else?
Sometimes we think we would not struggle with doubt if we witnessed the miraculous. Even though Moses saw the burning bush, heard the voice of God, and saw miraculous wonders, he still doubted what God promised. Moses was more focused on his own limitations than on the power of God that was right in front of him.
God has a calling in your life and chances are you also wonder if you have what it takes. If you never wonder that about that, perhaps you have set your sights too low. Your limitations are real, but so is God’s Word. If God has truly said it, you can trust that it will be, regardless of your limitations. Trusting God will require us to enter into a calling that feels bigger than our abilities because it is! It will take God to make it work!
Questions for reflection:
- When you think of what God has called you to do or might be calling you to do in the future, what limitations do you sense in yourself?
- What is the first step you can take toward what God has called you to do or be even though you still have some doubts?