Face Your Fears!

 What is your greatest fear? In surveys, many people claim that they fear public speaking more than they fear even death! 

I shared this fear as a child, constantly feeling anxiety in front of crowds and embarrassed by even the smallest speech mistake that I made in front of people. This changed when I performed a scripture reading as a teenager in front of a large crowd at my church. I had practiced reading these verses aloud and was well prepared. 

From that point on I relished performing in front of crowds because I knew how much people would appreciate it if I did a good job.

Moses shared this fear of public speaking and felt inadequate for the mission that God had asked of him. "Why me?" he asked God. God replies with the famous verse: "I AM THAT I AM...I AM hath sent me unto you." 

Moses is still unsure of his mission. God makes the objectives of his mission more clear: Moses will go to Egypt and tell the Pharaoh to free the Israelites or else God will kill every first-born. Poor Moses must have felt the pressure! 

God had even performed several miracles to show Moses his miraculous power, but Moses was still unsure. It took Moses being in that moment, being on that stage, before he realized that he could do it. We must place our trust in God. He will not ask of us something that we cannot handle. 

Are there aspect in your life that makes you feel inadequate? Go to God and ask Him for strength. Trust in God and face your fears as Moses did. Each time you do, the fear will slowly transformed into strength.