No More Excuses, by Sandy Mayer

Have you ever read the Bible and thought, “Didn’t this happen earlier?” Well, I have started reading the Bible in chronological order and I’m excited about how it will come together. Each time I read and study the Bible, God speaks to me differently. It’s been at least 15 years since I have read it from Genesis to Revelation.

I started reading Exodus this week and was convicted by the continual excuses Moses gives God. God asks Moses to be His voice to ask Pharaoh to release the suffering Israelites. Moses gives God a few excuses: “Who am I; What if they ask me who sent me; What if they don’t listen to me; Oh, Lord, please send someone else to do it.” Do these excuses sound familiar?

My heart had a sinking feeling and I had to ask for forgiveness for thinking Moses was a wimp. I remember thinking, how could Moses not do what God wanted? God spoke DIRECTLY to Moses.

But then I have realized these are the same excuses I have used with God for CATB. I am not an eloquent speaker or writer. What if they don’t listen to what I try to teach? What if I embarrass myself and my husband? I don’t have the ‘pastor’s wife look.’ God can’t you use someone else…please…please…please?

It has been easy to hide and stay in the background for so many years. Don’t get me wrong, I have served in places where I wasn’t noticed, like being the director of Preschool, and teaching in the children’s area. But I haven’t been the ‘mother of a church,’ as some may call the pastor’s wife. Those are shoes God is slowing filling. So why am I sharing this side of me? Because I think all of us have a ministry and God is asking you to go beyond what you are doing now. Whether becoming a new mother, starting a new job, leading a hometeam, or raising and teaching your children in your every day routine…God is over all our real and silly excuses.

Throughout Exodus God continues to speak to Moses and was always with him. He didn’t give up on Moses and hasn’t given up on me. Praise God!!!

God is always with you, and remember His thoughts are higher than ours are.

He said, “Sandy quit stressing over all those excuses, just do what you know to do and I will take care of your inadequacies. Love the women at CATB and know that your mission is to lead them to Jesus.”

God, please guide me to do whatever it takes to help CATB bring people to Christ. Help me to lead. I don’t want my excuses using me. Keep my focus on You and who You are, and not on my circumstances.