No more excuses! I have said this to myself countless times over many issues. I say I want to do something but something else is in the way. Or, I don’t really want to do it and I’m trying to find a way out of it.
Trying to get out of an event you don’t want to attend isn’t too serious. I, however, have made excuses to God over the year. I will start reading my Bible more but…. I will start a blog when I have the time. The list is long.
This year our church is reading through the Books of Luke and Acts one chapter a week. When I read this passage, it cut to my core. I was flooded with all times I have made excuses to God. Every time God nudged me to something that seemed hard or out of my comfort zone, my first response was always an excuse.
59 He said to another man, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” 61 Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.” 62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9: 59-62 NIV).
After reading this scripture, I remind myself that God knows me inside and out. That means he knows my first reaction. Thankfully, he is patient with my reluctance. Every time I follow the nudge there is blessing with it so why the reluctance? I do respond-eventually. This also calls me to reevaluate my first response that generally starts with “but” and lean into no more excuses.
How are you with responding to God’s call? Are you ready to say, “no more excuses?” Share your story here and breathe life and bring hope to others.