Wait...Aren't You Afraid???

What’s up Divine people, hope you all are doing amazing!

Welcome back to the blog, and hello December! Here, it's all about becoming all that God has designed us to be, inside and out, and displaying His glory. We are called to "be" divine, not just talk about it. So, let's get into it.

As I was pondering what to share, this thought kept dropping in my heart: talk about fear. However, it wasn’t just 'talking about fear' in the sense of overcoming fear, but it specifically had to do with fear that is attached to carrying out the instruction of God to us. And as I began to reflect on this, I realized that God actually does intend for us to recognize our inadequacy when it comes to fulfilling His instruction. It is us who think that we have to be perfect, or strong, or capable, of actually doing the thing that God has called us to do.

I want to encourage you today: when it comes to carrying out what God has called you to do, as somebody once said, “A God-size vision or a God-size dream will take God to accomplish." And I’m paraphrasing that. What this means, is that God will actually instruct you and direct you and guide you and lead you to something that will actually scare you. He will send you to do something that you cannot do in and of yourself.

As I’m talking about this, I’m reminded of the story of Moses. God tells him, "Hey, I want you to go meet Pharaoh and I want you to tell him to let my people go." And somewhere in the same instruction, God tells Moses, "by the way, I am going to harden Pharaoh's heart and he is not going to just accept to let them go, because I want to have judgment over him. I want to prove myself to Pharaoh." (Exodus 3) In other words, I will purposely send you on a mission that not only do you know you cannot do, but I will strategically put obstacles in the way. And how do we know that Moses saw his inadequacy? When Moses heard the instruction to go, he had all sorts of excuses as to why he is not the man for the job; to the point that scripture tells us that God became angry. God actually tried to reason with Moses and his excuses; he gave excuse number one, God had a response. He gave excuse number two, God gives a response. Moses kept pushing the button and God got upset. His reassurance should have been enough for Moses but it appeared not to be. That entire encounter is such a funny story in retrospect--and rather frightening too.

Here's what's happening: God is telling Moses, I’m going to send you on this impossible task, which Moses, in his humanity, rightly recognizes, I cannot do this. It was wayyyy beyond his natural capacity, ESPECIALLY when you consider the circumstances under which he left Egypt in the first place. But that's not all. On the one part, he did not want to do it because he knew HE cannot do this thing. On the other part, however, God acknowledges to Moses that this thing that I am sending you to do, though I am going to be with you and I am in fact instructing you to do this, I am actually going to make it a little hard for you. It’s not going to be all smooth and straight forward. A shift had to happen in Moses' mind to understand that God was partnering with Moses for a God-mission, it wasn't a Moses mission. God had an agenda, and Moses was the one to facilitate it. This is quite profound. And just as his obedience to God was not optional, his dependance upon Him could not be either. He would need to be TOTALLY surrendered to the plan and purpose of God for His people, through him. God was looking for an opportunity to prove Himself, and He would harden the heart of Pharaoh—and subsequently make the mission harder for Moses—in order to accomplish this.

Sometimes, God will send you to do some thing and when you look at how it plays out, you're like, "God, I thought you told me to start this business...I told you I thought you told me to move to the city...I thought you told me that you wanted me to take this job...I thought you told me you wanted me to marry this man...I thought you told me you wanted me to marry this woman...I double checked and I triple checked. I got confirmation and I asked for another confirmation, and you gave me another confirmation... Father, I made sure that it was You..." And He says to you, "you heard right." So then you look at it wondering, if I heard that right and it was indeed You, why is this so hard?

I want to encourage you today. Don’t allow the "hardness" of where you are in the journey to make you doubt the instruction of God to you. Do not allow the difficulties and the challenges that you are facing to make you doubt the vision that God showed you before you embarked on this journey. Be comforted in knowing that before He sent you, God made you a promise. He says I’m not going to ever leave you, and I’m not going to ever forsake you. He made a promise to you that He would always be with you, so no matter where you find yourself, KNOW that God is always with you.

As you read this today, lean on the Lord even more. As you read this today, depend on the Lord, and upon His strength, even more. As you read this today, desire and ask for the wisdom of God even more. You did not put yourself on this journey; it was God who has charted this path for you. This path has been custom-made for your destiny to be revealed. It has been custom-made for your purpose on the Earth to be fulfilled, therefore, stop looking left and right and stop thinking, "Why isn’t my path like such and such's path?... Why doesn’t my journey look like the journey of this other person...?" Stop it. Keep your eyes on the Shepherd that stands before you. He is the one who goes before you, so simply follow His lead. Whether He takes you through the valley or through a mountain or any other path, your commitment must be obedience to the Lord—so FOLLOW Him. As long as you follow Him, though the task may be daunting and the assignment big, you will rest on the Truth that yours is not the strength that the vision depends upon, but His.

Until next time, continue to unlock the wonder of God that is in you.

I love you, be blessed!

Bénie