"Then Moses said to the LORD, "O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue."
Exodus 4:10 NKJV
Insecurity rules in a lot of us. We often feel the need to hide behind other people because, we either feel that we're unworthy, or too inadequate for the job in hand. We may also have been put down by people so many times, that we have lost our confidence.
In this passage, we see Moses trying to wriggle out of what God has planned for him. The reference to, 'Slow of speech and slow of tongue,' may have referred to the fact that Moses had some sort of speech impediment, possibly a stutter, and this made him feel embarrassed.
Some of us play the 'Entertainer,' role. We feel that we must put on a show for people in order to be accepted. Deep down, it may be the last thing we want to do, but our damaged ego forces us on. This may be the result of being an only child; one in which we had to entertain ourselves because there was no one else to associate with.
Then there are the, 'People Pleasers.' Lovely people who feel they must do this and that, in order to feel accepted. This type of person can end up wearing themselves out and still not reach the realms of acceptability with certain people.
Note God's response to Moses in Exodus 4:11-12, 'So the LORD said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Or, Who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing or the blind? Have not I, the LORD? (12) Now therefore, go and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say."
STOP RIGHT THERE! God made you the way He wanted you to be. Not like anyone else, but just like you. You were born an original, don't die a copy. Discover who you are in Jesus; put yourself into His hands and watch what He can do.
'Yes, but you don't understand,' you may say. And that is true, I don't understand because God made you the way you are and if that's good enough for Him, it's certainly good enough for me, and so it should be so for you as well.
There's no need to entertain people any longer and there's no need to be a people pleaser either. Put all of your energies into serving God and don't let the enemy discourage, devalue or destroy you any longer.
You are so special that Jesus died in your place. He sees the potential in you and he can see something in you that has never surfaced before. There's a seam of gold waiting to shine through and if you allow Him, Jesus will bring it into being.
Copyriight 2020 Grahame Howard
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