The Lord provides; a different perspective.

In the New Testament there is Scripture that tells us that God will always provide us with the means to fulfill purpose in our lives.

I always thought that meant He would give us the new skills that we need.  For example, if we weren't used to public speaking he would give us the skill of public speaking.  Things like that.  

Today I read something in Exodus that caused me to see things from a new perspective.

Exodus 4:10-17(NKJV)

Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”

So the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord? 

Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.”

But he said, “O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send.”

So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and He said: “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And look, he is also coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. 

Now you shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you what you shall do. 

So he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God. 

And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.”

As you can see Moses had all sorts of excuses as to why he couldn't do what God was asking him to do.  Here is what caused my change in perspective.

Notice that God didn't give Moses the skill of eloquence.  Instead God gave Moses an assistant who had the skills that Moses didn't have. 

In other words folks, when God calls us to do something, it doesn't have to fall all on us individually.  God will give us helpers if we need them!  Pretty cool!