God doesn’t call the equipped, He equips the called.

Moses said to the Lord, “pardon your servant Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.” The Lord said to him, “who gave human beings their mouth? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.” But Moses said, “pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.“

Exodus 4:10-13

God calls Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt by going to Pharaoh first, telling him, to let his people go.

Fear immediately began to attack Moses his heart, not fear of dying or fear of being enslaved but fear of inadequacy for the call. He didn’t believe he had what it took to do what God wanted him to do. And fear of inadequacy is actually not trusting God. It’s not trusting that he will do what he says he’s going to do, not trusting who he created us to be, and not trusting that what he we see as impossible he already sees as completed.

Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses and he said, “what about your brother, Aaron, the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you. You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do. He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him. But take the staff in your hand so you can perform the signs with it.”

Exodus 4:14-17

God gets frustrated when we don’t trust him and think his call is impossible. For if he has called us, if he has opened a door in front of us, he will equip us to fulfill the work he has called us to. To Moses he gave Aaron. God told Moses, that he would be with him when he went to Pharaoh, but Moses’ fear of inadequacy had him stopped in his tracks. So, God, even frustrated, still loved Moses and wanted to use him, equipped him with the tools he needed, and in this case it was Aaron’s eloquent speech.

10 years ago I remember God calling me out of one place and into something new. He called me from something that I had known all of my life and asked me to do something different, to step out in faith. I walked out of one door and I walked into a completely new door. On my first day at the Florida Baptist Children’s Homes, I remember thinking, what am I doing? How am I supposed to raise money? Did I really hear God tell me to do this? And the answer was yes! He provided absolutely everything that I needed and so much more than I ever thought I would need. He provided an amazing boss who taught me how to listen and lead and love. He placed around me the most intelligent and creative coworkers who helped me along the way and became some of my most treasured friends. And he gave me a Passion, not just for the ministry, but also for the people who would give of their time and treasures to help the children and families the ministry provided for. Through all of God’s provision alone, I was able to do the work He called me to and witness His work in action through His love for the least of these. I’d never done “fundraising” before, but He provided everything I needed because I trusted His call.

God doesn’t call us when we think we have it all together, God calls us when we will fully need to rely on him to give us what we need. He doesn’t call the equipped he equips the called.

God will provide everything we need when he calls us for his work. He sees what we cannot see. He makes what we think is impossible more than possible. If God has called you, trust him. He will not call you for a purpose that he will not provide a way to get there.