Moses The Called One

The Comfort

Moses “Mo” Carter had built a life most people envied.

Corner office. Predictable income. Benefits. Respect.

He wasn’t struggling. He wasn’t searching. He had learned how to stay quiet, do his job well, and avoid rocking the boat.

But one afternoon, everything shifted.

Mo witnessed a situation no one wanted to address. A junior employee publicly humiliated. Power abused. Injustice dismissed as “company culture.”

Something burned in him.

He spoke up.

And the room went cold.

Whispers followed. Meetings changed. Doors quietly closed.

Mo realized something that day:
Comfort has a cost when it requires silence.

The Exit

Within weeks, Mo was gone.

Not fired. Not promoted. Just… edged out.

He told himself it was fine. “I needed a break anyway.”

He moved away from the pace. Took a lower-profile role. Life slowed down.

But obscurity has a way of stripping distractions.

And in the quiet, the questions came.

Why did that moment affect me so deeply?
Why can’t I shake it?

That’s when the call came.

Not through a voice memo.
Not through a podcast.

But through conviction that wouldn’t let him rest.

The Burning Call

One night, alone with his thoughts, Mo sensed it clearly:

“Go back.”

Not to reclaim comfort.
Not to fix optics.

To confront injustice.

To speak for those without power.

To say what others were afraid to say.

Mo’s first response wasn’t courage.

It was fear.

“Who am I to do this?” he whispered.

Scripture echoes his hesitation:

“Who am I that I should go…?”
— Exodus 3:11

God’s response wasn’t reassurance of Mo’s ability.

It was a promise of presence.

“I will be with you.”
— Exodus 3:12

Calling is never about confidence.
It’s about obedience.

The Stammer

Mo had one problem he couldn’t ignore.

He struggled to speak under pressure.

Boardrooms tightened his chest. Confrontation tangled his words.

He reminded God of this.

“Please… I’m not eloquent. I stumble. I stutter.”

And God answered him plainly:

“Who gave human beings their mouths?
Is it not I, the Lord?
Now go. I will help you speak.”
— Exodus 4:11–12

God didn’t remove the weakness.

He overruled it.

Mo went back trembling.
Voice unpolished.
Delivery imperfect.

But obedience intact.

The Evidence

And then it happened.

What Mo said couldn’t be dismissed.

Documents surfaced. Patterns exposed. Truth undeniable.

Leadership scrambled. Systems shifted.

What fear tried to silence, God amplified.

Mo didn’t become fearless overnight.

But every step forward proved something powerful:

God doesn’t call the qualified.
He qualifies the called.

The Lesson

Calling often requires leaving what’s safe to confront what’s right.

It demands obedience even when your voice shakes.
Even when your résumé doesn’t match the assignment.
Even when your confidence lags behind the command.

Excuses feel reasonable.
But they delay deliverance.

God isn’t asking you to be perfect.

He’s asking you to go.

Reflection

What excuse have you elevated above God’s call?

“I’m not ready.”
“I don’t speak well.”
“I’m not confident.”
“I don’t have the platform.”

The same God who calls you goes with you.

And that is enough.

Scripture

Exodus 2–4
Exodus 3:11–12
Exodus 4:10–12

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