Beyond Sunday - People of the Second Chance: I don't measure up

...by Randy Parish

I think we may all have a little Moses in us. Not that many of us have been asked to lead a nation, but we all have been asked to do something that is unfamiliar or even uncomfortable to us. We usually throw up the “I couldn’t possibly do that” flag. We like routine, we like the familiar. We love our favorite lounging around clothes and “comfort food.” We don’t want someone coming around and asking us to do something outside of our comfort zone. We have a dozen reasons why not before the other person finishes asking. Greg outlined that we think our limits are based on our past, our talents, our strength and our control. When we set these limits, we limit the size of our God. We don’t want to let go because it means we have to give up control. I’ve never done that so I couldn’t possibly be any good at it. I don’t want to fail. We pray for God to give us strength or direction and when it comes…. we shrink back. We have a solution in mind when we pray and don’t feel our prayers are answered until we get our solution. We limit God. Think about how big our God is. He can do anything, or be limited by how big we let him be. We may never have done something before, but we have to let our weakness be filled by what God is offering. He knows where we are lacking and will provide the strength or talent or the experience we need. So even though our limits are self revealing about what our doubts are, those doubts are destroyed by our stepping out in obedience to what God wants us to do.