Moses tried to escape

Team:

Moses was a great leader and had great influence. Friends, did you know that Moses tried to escape his calling?

God had a Big Plan for Moses and Moses kept making excuses:

"I don't talk very well. I'm not up to it.
Find someone else!" Exodus 4:13

God said, "who made the Mouth?" God didn't say, "come on Moses you have to believe in yourself."

The same is true for us. Whatever our ailment is (and we all have something) God made us this way for a purpose.

The Word says he made us the way we are so "in my weakness God is Made Strong!"

Moses knew God was right but there was a gap between knowing the right thing to do and doing it.

There are two mountains in Moses's mind:

Mt. Abstract and Mt. Reality.

There is also a Valley called Indecision between them.

Mt. Abstract is the concept and origin of a plan or idea.

Mt. Reality is the final destination and realization of our Goal.

We must cross the Valley to get to Mt. Reality.

Moses was in the Valley of Indecision. Moses was trying to Escape and not go to Mt. Reality. By being in the Valley he could hide out.

There was one problem: He couldn't hide from God or the elements in the Valley.

The Valley of Indecision and Escape is a horrible place to be. It is also called Limbo. There is a jungle, quicksand, lions snakes, insects, crocodiles ect...

In Moses's mind he was stuck in this Valley of Indecision which is a very dangerous place and tough to get out of.

Moses became depressed, anxious and insecure.

When we try to escape decisions we land in this Valley.

Maybe Moses was afraid to face his past again. Maybe his Egyptian brother intimidated him. The Bible says, "the fear of man is a snare."

Whatever the reason Moses was making excuse after excuse until finally in Exodus 4:13 he tells God to find someone else.

This happens to us also. We know what should be done (Mt. Abstract) but we find reasons why we can't do it.

Just like Moses, God has a Huge Project for us to accomplish here on earth before we get to the Promise Land. God wants us to Conquer Mt. Reality.
Jer 29:11

Moses knew what was conceptually (Mt. Abstract) the right thing to do (which was lead millions of people out of slavery) however Moses was stuck and couldn't cross over to Mt. Reality.

Have you ever felt like that. Like your mind is racing in a circle and there is know way to break the cycle? We all go through that especially when we are in our teens and early twenty's.

The end result could be tragic. Some check out and quit on life and become very depressed. Some escape into Drugs and alcohol. And some end up taking their own life.

It is very important to recognize this in our own lives and deal with it now. The Valley of Indecision is miserable.

Friends, I have great news! The Bible is filled with Great Leaders who at one time dealt with these challenges and tried to Escape. They all overcame though and became Great Leaders with Huge Influence for future generations.

Peter, Jacob, Esther, Mark, Zacheus, Jonah ect...

It is very interesting that God uses these insecure people who tried to escape to do His Work. Maybe it is because when they did succeed and we read about it we would have more hope for our own future. If they could make it we can too.

The Bible says that God uses the foolish things of the world to confound the wise.

The other reason God uses these type of insecure and indecisive people is because when they do succeed they will give all the Credit to God. They know where they came from.

In the beginning Moses tried to escape and wound up in the Valley of Indecision. In the end Moses Finished Strong and led the people to the Promise Land.

Somewhere in the Valley God found Moses. As you see Moses's career grow you see God giving him one Victory at a time to build his confidence.

Moses in the end was buried by God. But the Story doesn't end. When Jesus is Transfigured in the New Testament Moses and Elijah also show up.

Where do you think all of this happened? That's Right!! Mt. Reality. It was Real!

Moses Won and made it to Mt. Reality.

So the last time we see Moses he is in a Brand New body with Perfect Eloquent Speech on Mt. Reality.

Friends whatever your perceived ailment is God will perfect it in time. Moses gives us all Hope.

The Bible says, "now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely." I cor 13:12

"You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give."- Eleanor Roosevelt

Remember:

"Every Play is the last play of the game. I have to make a Play Now!"

Finish the Play - Finish Strong!

Just Go! Win the Day!

Rick
Phil 4:13
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