God Has Already Equipped You for Your Calling

Have you been sitting on a dream, a calling, or a vision that God placed in your heart years ago? Maybe you've been waiting for the "right time" or wrestling with doubt about whether you're capable. Here's the truth that will set you free: God is not going to ask you to do what He has not equipped you for. You are closer to your breakthrough than you realize, and the only thing standing between you and your purpose might just be those nine inches between your ears.

Often, our biggest struggle isn't our circumstances, it's ourselves. God has already told you what to do, but you're struggling with you. Today, we're going to look at Moses and discover how to break free from the paralysis of fear and step boldly into everything God has prepared for you.

Stop With the "What Ifs"

In Exodus chapter 3, God gives Moses clear instructions: Go to Pharaoh, tell him I sent you, and deliver my people. Pretty straightforward, right? But when we get to chapter 4, Moses responds with something we're all too familiar with:

"What if they will not believe me or take me seriously?"

Sound familiar? What if the business plan doesn't work? What if the marriage doesn't work? What if this job doesn't pan out?

Jesus addresses this directly in Mark 9:23 when He says, "If? There are no ifs." God is speaking to you right now. You've been talking about making that move for 20 years. When are you actually going to do it? You've been talking about writing that book, starting that ministry, launching that business. But every year, it's more excuses.

Here's your problem: You are gifted, but you haven't given God a bucket to fill.

Remember the widow with the oil? The oil stopped flowing when she ran out of jars. You have to give God something to work with. Sometimes the reason we're stuck is because we haven't stepped out in faith and given God something to fill.

Know Who You Are

Before you can step into your calling, you need to understand your identity. Genesis 1:26 tells us that God made us in His image and likeness. You are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14).

Psalm 82:6 declares, "I said, you are gods; indeed all of you are sons of the Most High." And when people questioned this, Jesus Himself confirmed it in John 10:34. The definition of "god" for us means we represent God in the earth. Wherever you go, you represent your Father.

So start acting like it. Walk into any room knowing whose you are. Stop living below your level because you don't know who you are. You're made in God's image, which means you create your world with your words, just like He did.

Stop Borrowing Trouble

Moses' reluctance came from over-anticipation. He was worried about things that hadn't even happened yet. How many of us stress about next month's bills when we're not even at next month yet?

I remember when we got the invoice for our new air conditioning units, $440,000. And then they told me next month's bill would be $600,000. You know what I said? "That's next month. It ain't today. Let's go eat some oxtail and chill."

Worry is borrowing sin. You're taking on a weight that doesn't belong to you. That's why Scripture says to have no care for tomorrow because tomorrow will take care of itself. When you worry, you're borrowing trouble that hasn't even arrived yet.

Stop it. Let it go. God's talking to you right now.

The Miracle Is Already in Your Hand

When God called Moses, He asked him a powerful question: "What is in your hand?"

Moses had a staff. Just a stick. In his hands, it wasn't worth much. But here's the revelation: What God was going to do for Moses and through Moses had been there all along.

Think about it:

• A cell phone in the right hands makes people millions
• A microphone in Taylor Swift's hands made her a billionaire
• A pen in the right hands produces bestselling books

What ordinary things are already in your house that God wants to use? Often, we minimize our gifts because they feel personal and easy to us. "Oh, that's nothing. That's easy." But what's easy for you might be exactly where God has called you.

The value isn't in the apparatus, it's in whose hands it's in. A basketball is worth $30 in my hands, but in LeBron's hands? That same ball is worth millions.

You are in God's hands. Stop focusing on your limitations and start recognizing whose hands you're in.

Conquer Your Fears

Notice what God did with Moses. He made the staff become a serpent, because Moses was afraid of snakes. Then He gave Moses leprosy and healed it, because Moses feared disease. God used the very things Moses feared to set him free.

Whatever fear you don't conquer has you bound. God wants to show you that He has the power to put something on and the power to take it off. Before He sends you into battle, He's checking your equipment, showing you the movie before it happens.

2 Timothy 1:7 reminds us: "God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind."

If God didn't give you fear, who did? Fear is a spirit, and you need a "No Vacancy" sign on your life. You walk by faith, not by sight.

You Shall Do This

After all of Moses' excuses, God simply said, "Now then go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what to say."

But Moses responded with more "buts." And Scripture tells us something sobering: The anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses.

Why? Because no parent wants their child to think they're lying to them. God had already equipped Moses, already positioned him, already promised to be with him. Yet Moses couldn't receive it.

Are you making God wait on you while you think He's making you wait on Him?

Philippians 4:13 says, "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." If He's called you to it, He's equipped you for it. Your strength doesn't come from your abilities, it comes from the Lord who empowers you to fulfill His purpose.

Be Careful Who You Bring Along

Here's a sobering lesson from Moses' story. God told him to go alone, but Moses asked for help. God gave him Aaron. Later, that same Aaron, the help, became Moses' hurt when Aaron and Miriam criticized Moses and questioned his authority (Numbers 12).

Sometimes God asks you to do something alone, but you involve people who end up stabbing you in the back. Be careful. Not everyone who offers to help is meant to be on your journey. Some "help" will become your greatest hindrance.

You Are the Clay

Isaiah 64:8 says, "You are Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, You are the Potter. We are all the work of Your hand."

Stop focusing on yourself, your imperfections, your doubts, your issues and let God use you. He knows your weaknesses. I was a stutterer. I was a poor reader. I feared microphones so badly that when I worked at Discovery Zone and had to announce birthday parties, my manager told me to never touch the PA system again.

And look at me now. I speak every day.

Your greatest breakthrough is often where your greatest fear lies. The devil keeps you paralyzed with insecurity, but you no longer have to allow fear to grip you. You're just a vessel, let God flow through you.

If God can use a donkey, He can certainly use you.

Step Into Your Calling Today

You're closer than you think. The dream God placed in your heart, the calling He spoke over your life, the vision He's been revealing. It's time to stop with the "what ifs" and start stepping out in faith.

Remember:

• You are made in God's image and likeness
• Fear is not from God, reject it
• The miracle is already in your hand
• God will never call you to something He hasn't equipped you for
• Stop borrowing tomorrow's trouble

Whatever God has equipped you for, He has already positioned you for. The question isn't whether you're capable, the question is whether you'll trust the One who called you.

You're closer than you think. Now go.

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