Is God calling you to do something special?

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How do you know if God is calling you to do something special? Take Moses for example. You know, the one they made movies about, the guy that God used to part the Red Sea to save God's people from Egyptian slavery. The dude was 80 when God spoke to him in the burning bush. So, how did Moses know that God was calling him to do something special? Well, God spoke to him in a burning bush. It's hard to ignore that you're being called by God, but that's not exactly true. Because even though God called Moses to do it, pretty clearly, he still didn't believe it. So, to catch us up, God tells Moses he hears the cries of his people, he's going to save them. He tells Moses, "I want to use you to do it." Moses says, "Who am I to be able to do it?" Remember, he's 80. And back then, that was typically the oldest that people lived. But then God essentially tells him, "Don't worry about it. I will be with you." Then after a little bit of a back and forth, we see Moses really get to this point, not really doubting God's ability, but being afraid of how people will perceive him. Because what happens is God tells Moses, "Go talk to the other people that are your age. Tell them I'm calling you to do this, and they'll believe you." But then Moses says, "What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, 'The Lord did not appear to you?'" And then to confirm the calling that God has given him, the Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?" "A staff," he replied. The Lord said, "Throw it on the ground." Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it. How do you know if God is calling you to do something special in your life? Often times, it will likely scare us, and we'll be tempted to run from it. For me, it was making these videos. God had been telling me to do this for 10 years. I tried it once, got freaked out, and ran from it. For 10 years, I was terrified of how I'd be perceived by people. Still am. But let's see how God handled it with Moses. Then the Lord said to him, despite him running away and being afraid, "Reach out your hand and take it by the tail." It's interesting, I saw on Instagram last week, some guy picked up a snake by the tail, which I'm not saying we do. And you know what happened? While he was trying to move it because the snake's head was free, it bit him. Now remember, Moses is 80. His reflexes probably aren't the fastest. And yet, he decides to take one step, maybe because he's realizing God is with him, and despite his fear, reached out and took hold of the snake, and it turned back into a staff in his hand. "This," said the Lord, "is so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob has appeared to you." So, how do you know if God is calling you to do something special? It may scare us. It may tempt us to run away. But when we take a small step and obey God, even if it feels backward, God can confirm, "This is what I'm calling you to do." There's so much more to learn from this interaction between God and Moses. So, I think we're going to keep talking about it in the next video. But let me know, what is that special thing that you feel like God is calling you to do? I'm praying for you today, friends. God bless.