As I talked with my neighbor Tom yesterday, we mentioned some favorite books and or people from the bible. I mentioned Ecclessiastes as a fav of mine, and he mentioned Saul turned Paul as one for him. I mentioned Moses to him and he seemed interested when I mentioned that he was similar to Paul.
In Exodus 2 v 11-12, Moses killed an Egyptian, and constantly through Exodus he boasted that he was not worthy of being used by God to lead his people away from Pharroh. Moses struggled with public speaking and rounding up his troops. But God chose him!
With many situations in my life and surely yours, we have questioned “why us?” Why would I, a former racist, womanizer, bigot, poor student, and all around troubled person get the opportunity to teach kids and be a missionary? Why not the “good” kid up the street or someone else? I have been enslaved to the lie before that I have to do something (and that something is usually an unknown feat, unreachable by my own will). That is a bunch of balogna!
God wants to shower down goodness and blessings on me. He wants to see me, the 1 of 99 sheep, come back to his flock [Matthew 18 v10-14], and he wants the “younger of the sons, who squandered what he had in reckless living” to come back and celebrate with His father! [Luke 15 v11-32]
Looking back to Moses, he explained that he wasn’t the one to be picked to do God’s will. Moses killed another man and this God of his wants to use him to lead??? My thoughts exactly. God finally says enough and asks Moses, what is in your hand? [Exodus 4]. Moses says a staff. God commands Moses to throwi it on the ground and WHAM it becomes a serpent. I am terrified of mice and bugs, but a serpent that could actually strike and hurt me, I would curl up into a ball!!!
God then tells Moses to do the worst possible thing: grab the serpent by the tail. Moses is now at the mercy of the serpent, who would be very angry and could attack him very easily from this position. But Moses went through and picked up the serpent and WHAM it turned back to a staff. God did similar feets with Moses’ hand and the plagues that followed.
*So, the point of this all? I am working on reflecting on this story and I hope it finds you in a moment filled with the Spirit. 
1. What things can I and you throw down that need to be given away to God (like the serpent?)
2. What thoughts or ideologies in my or your head need to be re examined? Are they lies, truths, bringing life, out of ones control?
*I mentioned in the Prayer Requests page that I need to sit and think about myself and the World Race. My support raising is slowly coming along, but I may need to fully give the financial burden looming over my head (serpent?) to God and think, pray, listen.
I hope this helps turn some stones inside you and uncover the unknown!
