God Did Not Make a Mistake in Calling You

Introduction

God never makes mistakes. And if He called you, it means that despite what you may think of yourself, He sees abilities in you that you don't even suspect. In this short message, Patrice Martorano returns to the call of Moses to remind us of a simple truth: God never asks for what He has not already placed in you. What you carry may be discreet, almost invisible to your eyes, but the One who created you knows what He is doing.

Message Outline

1. The call of Moses: God sees what you don't see

• When the Lord appears to Moses in the burning bush and calls him to return to Egypt to free His people, Moses lines up several excuses.
• One of those excuses: "I stutter, my mouth is slow, I can't speak. You're calling me to go speak to the most powerful man on earth, Pharaoh."
• Moses looks at his weakness. God, on the other hand, looks at what He has placed in Moses and the plan He has for His people.
• The gap between what you see about yourself and what God sees about you is immense, and what He sees is what is true.

2. God does not ask for what He has not already given

• God's response to Moses contains a touch of humor: "Who gave human beings their mouths?"
• In other words: you're telling me you can't speak, but I am the Creator of the mouth.
• God cannot ask you for something if He has not already placed the ability to accomplish it within you.
• Your calling is not separate from your design: the One who calls is the One who made you.

3. The seed already contains the tree

• Sometimes we don't see what God has placed in us because it seems too small.
• Inside a seed, there is a tree hidden within. When you take the seeds out of an apple, you don't think about it: inside each seed, there is an apple tree.
• And in that apple tree, there are tons of future apples, which will produce thousands of seeds, which will yield entire orchards.
• What seems tiny today contains a potential that only God sees clearly.

4. Go with what God has given you

• If God has called you, He gives you the ability to accomplish what He desires for your life. So move forward.
• If God calls you to sing, to lead people in worship, and you're barely 5 feet tall and you think you're too short, it doesn't matter. People don't care whether you're 5 feet or 6 feet: lower the mic and release the anointing. You're 6'3"? Raise the mic and release the anointing.
• People are not interested in your height, your hair color, or your appearance, whether you are tall, short, blonde, brunette, white, black, they don't care. What they are waiting for from you is your fruit, the anointing you carry.
• Trust Him and respond fully and powerfully to His call.

Key Takeaways

• God never makes mistakes: if He called you, it's because He has seen in you what you don't see yet.
• Like Moses, you can line up excuses, God brings you back to who He is: your Creator.
• He will never ask you to do something without having placed in you the ability to do it.
• What seems tiny to you today already contains the tree, the fruit, and the orchards to come.
• Don't compare your appearance or your stature: what people are waiting for is your fruit and the anointing you carry.

Personal Application

1. What is the excuse you most often give God to avoid answering His call?
2. On what point does your perception of yourself contradict what God has said about you?
3. What "seed" has God placed in your life that you consider too small to be taken seriously?
4. In what area have you stopped because you were comparing yourself to others instead of bearing your own fruit?
5. What concrete first step can you take this week to respond to a call you've been putting off?

Verses Cited

• Exodus 3 · The call of Moses at the burning bush
• Exodus 4:10-12 · "Who gave human beings their mouths?"

Further reading

• Church Organizational Chart: Creating a Simple Template
• How to Set Priorities for a Local Church
• How to Delegate Without Losing Control

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if God has truly called me to something?

God never makes mistakes. If you sense a call from Him, even a faint one, it is because He sees abilities in you that you don't suspect. He will never ask you for something without having placed the ability to accomplish it within you. The doubt comes from you, not from Him. Respond with what you have, and He will do the rest.

Why do I feel incapable of doing what God asks of me?

That is exactly what Moses felt when God called him at the burning bush. He described himself as a stutterer, incapable of speaking to Pharaoh. God answered him: "Who gave human beings their mouths?" Your feeling of incapability does not change the fact that God, the Creator, knows what He placed in you. The feeling is real, but it is not the final truth about you.

What should I do when what God has given me seems too small?

Remember that inside a simple apple seed lie entire orchards. What God has placed in you may seem small today, but it already contains in seed form everything He wants to produce. Go with what God has given you. Don't compare your starting point, move forward in your calling with what you have.