And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? And He (GOD) said, Certainly I will be with thee.
– Exodus 3:11-12
Has there ever been a time when the Holy Spirit inspired a dream, a remarkable dream, a dream of doing something really, really BIG for Jesus? A dream of leading thousands of people to the Lord? A dream that could create an invention that millions would be touched and influenced for the Kingdom of God?
Whether you want to admit it or not, you probably have, but perhaps you backed away from it. Maybe you thought, "What in the wor-, I couldn't do that. What am I thinkin' ??" Satan's kept me beat down for so long, I could never do that, I have a poor self-image."
If that sounds like you, I have good news for you. (Everyone likes good news)
If you'll believe God, and take Him at His word, even a poor self-image won't keep you from being a success. Look in the book of Exodus... you see a man who proves my point.
His name was Moses.
Moses didn't have a very good self-image. He'd made HUGE mistake early in his career/ministry. It was thiese mistakes that drove him into the wilderness and kept him there for 40 years herding somebody else's sheep. (SHEEP?)
He'd once dreamed of being a deliverer of God's people, but because of mistakes and a low self-image.... not any more. As far as he was concerned, he was done, finished...and he was a failure...a flop!!!
But God had big plans for little Moses. In fact, when God came to Moses in the wilderness, He didn't ask for Moses' credentials. He didn't mention his shady history. He didn't point out all his flaws. He just told him to go see Pharaoh and tell him to let God's people go.
Moses, couldn't grasp that, he was still wrestling with his poor self-image, and having an Old Fashioned Pity-Par-tay!!!. "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?" he stammered.
You know what God said in response? He just said, "Certainly, I will be with thee."
You see, it didn't matter who Moses was. What side of the tracks he came from. What social Class he represented. What mattered was that the living God was with him.
The same thing is true for you today. You don't need a history of successes behind you to answer the call of God. You don't need a string of spiritual credentials. All you need is the presence of the Lord. That one-on-one relationship with God, Himself.
Think about that when the devil tells you you're a failure, when he says you'll never be able to do what God has put in your heart to do. Because of everything that you have flubbed up over the years!! Put that Stinkin' Devil in his place. Tell him it doesn't matter who you are because the living God is with you. and Greater is He that is in you...( you should know this verse...)
Then dare to follow your dream!! Press on!! Press In... and let God guide you to your destiny!!
Have a Great Week!! Blessings!!
Burk
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