No Excuses

While packing today I came across an old fax, my mom had copied for me.

{For all you young'ins, a "fax" was pre-email.  You used a fax machine that you "scanned" a piece of paper into, dialed another person's fax number, their fax machine answered and printed it out.}

Geez, I feel old.

Anywho.  It was similar to an email forward . . . but this one stuck with me.  Over the years, I have thought about what it said and how true it is.

How many of these people do I identify with?

Which one am I most like?

Right now in my life, I would say I am like Gideon.  I'm too afraid.  Too afraid that I will say the wrong thing.  Too afraid that I won't have the answers.  Too afraid to make the wrong decision.  Too afraid to look stupid.  Too afraid to fail.

When I stand before God and have to answer for my life, these excuses will all seem so empty.  I don't want to have excuses, I want God to use me to my full potential!  I want to be brave, bold and used for HIS glory, despite my shortcomings in life.

What about you?  Which is your excuse?