But Moses pleaded with the Lord, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled."

Then the Lord asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.”

Exodus 4:10-12

God assigned Moses a rescue mission. He told him to save His people, but Moses’ immediate response was to rattle off his list of inadequacies, to remind God that He had obviously chosen the wrong person. Moses argued and he pleaded, because he had a history of not feeling good enough. He focused on his own limitations and his list of failures, rather than focusing on God’s infinite power and incomparable strength.

Sound familiar? We all believe the lie of inadequacy. When we are called, when God gives us assignments, we mentally create our lists, too. “But Lord, I’m not smart enough, I don’t want to be rejected, I don’t know my Bible well enough, I have made too many mistakes in my past, and my sin disqualifies me!” But like God did with Moses, He reminds us that He made us, He will be with us, and He will help us. He knows every one of our strengths and every one of our weaknesses. And He prefers to work right in the middle of our weakness. (2 Corinthians 12:9)

Your limitations don’t disqualify you from serving God. They remind you that the work you do is not in your own power, but in His. Your weaknesses are God’s stage, with a powerful spotlight that points others right to Him. They deepen your trust, they give you courage, and they force you to lean into your all-powerful, perfectly able, holy God! So the next time God gives you an assignment, say “Yes, Lord!” If He calls you to it, He will walk you through it! You are deeply loved!