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Personal Prayer: Dear Jesus, give me the courage to step forward in faith and follow you in obedience.

What types of circumstances cause you to flee because you prefer not to deal with them?

God shows Moses that He is intent on helping him overcome with courage rather than flee in fright.

To move past our fear of inadequacy, we have to turn around and face our fear. Sometimes we’ll start striving in another direction in hopes of moving further away from the problem, but God wants us to surrender the fear over to Him, allowing Him to deal with it.

Moses’ default in fear is to flee. He prefers to defer rather than step into his assignment, suggesting to God that He find someone else more fit for the role God offers.

God did not turn the serpent back into a staff while Moses stood at a distance and watched. To conquer our fear and see God’s power over it, we have to face it. Running away only makes us more fearful.

God told Moses to turn around and squash the fear in his fist. Grab the snake! Through this sign, God told Moses that not only could he face his fear, but he could also conquer and subdue it.

He is certain they will question both his calling and his capabilities. God forces Moses to face his fear head-on as He performs the miracle of turning the staff into a snake. Moses’ reaction was to run from it.

Moses recounts to God what happened the last time he tried to convince the people of Israel that he was supposed to deliver them. They rejected him. Moses fears the people will not accept him as the chosen deliverer sent by God this time also.

Exodus 3:13-21

Personal Prayer: Dear Jesus, forgive me when I view You as less than all that You are. Help me to believe in the greatness of your capabilities and the goodness of your character.

Question: How does a proper perspective of God diminish our fear of inadequacy?

we need to remember His limitless power over our lack. He will make good on His promises and be good on our behalf.

Sometimes we just turn off the computer and walk away without even making an attempt. When God hands us an assignment that feels like a 97–page PDF and we want to walk away,

Or we undeniably assert our inability to accomplish it, regardless of knowing the action plan.

knowing how to do something doesn’t always prove that comforting. We still wonder if we are able to pull it off. Maybe the knowledge exists, but the skill set to take the knowledge and apply it remains questionable.

Essentially, God becomes that magical installation disc that does all the work. Moses just has to install it. He doesn’t have to pull up the PDF and read steps one, two, three, three hundred. When we wrestle with deep fears of inadequacy,

“I promise…” “I will bring you up…” “I know that the King of Egypt will not let you go…” “I will stretch out my hand…” “I will give this people favor…”