You Can't Be Everyone's Moses

Like many of you, this current season has been tough for me: tough to understand, accept and watch.

We worry.

We worry about ourselves, about people we love, and about people who don’t know Jesus.

We watch as people are overcome with fear, come down with sicknesses, lose hope and lash out.

It can be so easy as a Christians to love people so fiercely that we accept their problems and their relationship with Jesus as our responsibility to upkeep, feeling that if one person you know falls sick, that if one person you know leaves this Earth without knowing Jesus, you’re somehow to blame, because there was something more you could’ve done, something more you could’ve said, an opportunity somewhere that you missed.

I wish I could say though, that this was the only time I’ve felt that way, that I was somehow responsible for keeping people on track with the Lord. That He was upset with me for their slow fade.

I’ve mentored girls that I’ve watched fall completely head over heels in love with their Savior. I’ve watched them be transformed, renewed, set free and months later return to the very thing that knocked them to their knees in the first place.

And I questioned myself: was there something I did wrong? Was there something more I could’ve said, something more I could’ve done? And with a heavy heart, I would bear the weight, asking myself what I could’ve done differently.

The more I beat myself up over their mistakes, the more God spoke to my heart, that I can’t be everyone’s Moses.

Let’s look at the story of Moses: God gave him an assignment, a specific assignment to rescue the Israelites, an entire people, from Egypt. God asked him to deliver them to the promised land, such a big job.

When we say yes to Jesus, we accept the responsibility of sharing the good news, of allowing our lives to be a living testimony of God’s goodness and His life-changing unconditional love.

Moses did it, but not without some complaints here and there. But even Moses felt frustrated with the Israelites faithfulness. They saw miracles from heaven and still questioned God, doubted His goodness even to the point of creating idols to worship while Moses spent days with God seeking guidance and direction.

My point is that you can’t convince people to live for God, nor is it your job to do so. This has to be initiated by a change of their heart. People are going to experience God’s goodness and still choose to walk away or live for themselves. And that is not your fault.

When we say yes to Jesus, we accept the responsibility of sharing the good news, of allowing our lives to be a living testimony of God’s goodness and His life-changing unconditional love. Love is what moves people.

“Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” John 13:35

Don’t let Satan steal your joy by making you a guilt-driven disciple. Be a love-driven disciple.

So, keep loving, keep encouraging, keep your arms open and let your heart rest in the blessed assurance of God’s faithfulness and His ability to see His work through to completion. Loosen your grip enough to let Him help you carry the load.

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