excuses

Why is it that we as humans, or even those of us that call ourselves Christians, find it much easier to come up with reasons to not do what we know we are suppose to do. We spend more time coming up with excuses to not obey God. If we would only spend that time just saying yes and obeying we would find an adventure that no one could even imagine.
As I was reading through the journey of Moses in the book of Exodus I realized that even Moses felt more comfortable coming up with reasons to not obey.

Moses objected, "They won't trust me. They won't listen to a word I say.
They're going to say, 'God? Appear to him? Hardly!'" -Exodus 4:1 (Message)

What amazes me is that God goes on to provide Moses with signs for the people and yet he still brings another excuse to the table.

Moses raised another objection to God: "Master, please, I don't talk well. I've
never been good with words, neither before or after you spoke to me. I stutter and
stammer." -Exodus 4:10

I love this chapter because I can see myself in Moses. The sad part is that I tell God, "Yes, I will serve You, what do you want me to do?" But then I say , "Are you sure, I don't think I'm able to do that, I'm not good at that, I don't know how to do that, there is someone else that is better than me that can do that?" Sometimes we would rather stand before God and ask, "Why?", than obey. In my short history here on earth I have come to realize that the few times I have obeyed rather than make excuses, even though I wanted to just stand there and ask, "Why?", God has answered my questions as to why I was called to do such and such thing after I obeyed. And even the questions that didn't get answered I really didn't care about anymore.

Human nature is such that we want what we want and usually anything else we can get. We have to have it our way (self ism). We even want to mold God into the shape that we want, what fits our lifestyle. What is scary is that God can't be put into a mold like some sort of art. Art that we look at and adore and say nice things about. Art that is up on the wall, away from us, out there, behind glass, unable to touch. For some God is like art in a museum, you can only see Him when you go to that building which houses the art. I am tired of putting God into molds that He doesn't fit into. I have tried to make God into what I wanted, what I thought I needed. The problem is that it seems to always be about me when in reality it must be all about God. God is not just out there, He is right here with me. He is not just art to look at, but someone to interact with, One that loves me deeper than any, cares more passionately than I could ever imagine, and wants the best for me and everyone else. What we try to do to God is what God is doing to us, molding us into His image.

Simple, but true:
"I must decrease and He must increase."

the start

Let it begin.