In this episode of the Weekday Podcast, Pastor Bobby encourages listeners to trust God’s calling, even when they feel unqualified or unprepared. Using Moses’ story in Exodus 3, he illustrates how doubt and insecurity can prevent people from stepping into God’s purpose. He emphasizes that waiting until one "knows enough" often leads to inaction, whether in relationships, career moves, or serving in the church. Instead, he reassures listeners that knowing Jesus is enough and encourages them to move forward in faith, trusting that God will equip them along the way.
Well, hey friends, thanks so much for being on the weekday podcast today.
I want to encourage you to join us this Sunday at Sugar Hill Church. We meet at 9:15 and 11am in person here in Sugar Hill. And of course, you can always stream us live at live.sugarhill.church. But please, if you haven't been lately or ever at all, we want to encourage you to come.
Well, what's interesting is anytime we've lived through a desert season, a lot of things happen. One is our dreams begin to die. Two is the promises begin to fade. And three, our confidence begins to wane. And so what happens in Exodus 3 is God shows up to Moses and says, I want to use you. I want to use you to do something great. And I believe that of everybody listening to this podcast today, that God wants to use you. That God wants to do something great. But in a similar way to Moses, a lot of times our response is, well, what if I don't know enough? What if I do not know enough?
When God comes to Moses and calls him, Moses' response in Exodus 3:13 is, "Behold, I'm going to the sons of Israel. I'll say to them, 'the God of your fathers has sent me.' Now they may say to me, 'well, what is his name?' What shall I say to them?" What's interesting is When Moses was 40 years younger, he had access to the best education in the land. He had private tutors and all the rest. And 40 years ago, he would have had a lot of swagger and he would have talked about all of his strengths. But now he's facing his own weakness and he's like, 'I don't know enough. What if I don't know the answer to their questions?' And honestly, I know a lot of us fall in that category.
I don't know anybody that thinks they know enough before they make a major decision. Now, if it's a minor one, maybe it doesn't matter. But the bigger it is, the more that it matters. I don't know anybody that ever feels like they know enough. In fact, if somebody waited till they knew enough about relationships, they'd probably never get married. If somebody waited till they knew enough about having kids, they probably would never have kids. If you felt like you knew enough to start a new job or go for a promotion, you'd probably never do it. If you felt like you had to wait till you knew enough to serve in the church, you'd probably never get started. If you're waiting to know enough, you'll never, ever get started.
And so I want to encourage you today. You don't have to know enough. You don't have to know enough. In fact, here's what I found is you'll never know what you know until you get in a place of not knowing. In other words, you'll be surprised that the moment you say yes, there's going to be some things that you know from your gut, from your heart, from God being with you that you never eat, even realized you knew. So you don't have to know enough. You do not have to know enough. Because if you know Jesus, then you know enough. So today I want to encourage you. Don't count yourself out. Don't wait till you've got it figured out. Trust that with Jesus in your life. Jesus plus nothing is everything you need.
Have a great day. We'll see you back here soon.
