So I’ve gotten up to chapter 6 of the book of Exodus, and I have to say that Moses was probably the least ideal person God could have possibly chosen to liberate the Hebrews from slavery under the Egyptians. He complained SO much.
In chapter 4, God instructs Moses to speak to and perform miracles (of which are demonstrated to Moses) in front of the pharaoh as to prove that God has truly commanded him to free the Hebrews (verses 1-9), but he’s all like, “But God! You know I’m not much of a speaker!” So God says to him, “Moses, who do you think gives people the ability to talk, hear, or see?” Of course, Moses insists on being a pansy about it, so he asks God to send someone else in his place, and this greatly displeases God. Nevertheless, God is willing to compromise by allowing Moses to get his brother Aaron to help him out.
In chapter five, Moses and Aaron set out to do all the things God instructed them to do, but instead of freeing the Hebrews, things get worse. The pharaoh thinks that they’re lying, so he makes the Hebrews work even harder! So what does Moses do? He complains. “God, why did you make me do this!? All it’s done is make things worse!”
Of course, God knew what was going on. He basically told him, “Don’t worry. I’ll take care of this. I made a covenant with your fathers, and I’m gonna honor it.”
I think we often forget that doing what God wants us to do doesn’t mean doing what we feel comfortable doing. There are going to be times when you’re gonna have to push your boundaries and stick your neck out there. Now, it’s okay to be honest about how you feel about the situation, but when it comes down to it, you’ve gotta trust that God knows what he’s doing.