Your Big But...

Matthew 10:9-10 “Don’t take any money in your money belts—no gold, silver, or even copper coins. Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed.

I don’t like uncertainty. I have been traveling in my RV for over three years now. I make a schedule for where I am going to be staying, where I will refuel, and where I am going to stop to eat.

Well, I try to. Sometimes things happen. As the old Scottish poem says, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.”

I can’t imagine being one of the disciples who got these marching orders from Jesus. Every cell in my body would cry out, “But, but, but...” The disciples knew that even though Jesus told them not to take anything they were going to be fine. Why did they believe that? Because Jesus sent them.

There’s a great exchange in the movie, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. Pee Wee and Simone are sitting in the head of the Cabazon dinosaur. Simone has always dreamed of going to France, and Pee Wee encourages her to go. She answers, “I know you're right, Pee-wee, but...”

Pee Wee tells her, “But what? Everyone I know has a big "But...? C'mon, Simone, let's talk about *your* big "But".”

What is your big but? What is keeping you from fulfilling what God has for you? Is it fear? Is it being timid? Is it a lack of motivation? What is your big but?

We can come up with a million and one excuses not to follow God’s plans for us. In the end, though, we have one good reason to follow His plan: because He sent us!

So quit worrying about your big but. Let Jesus take you where you need to go and do what He needs you to do.

The first step is the hardest, but He is with you all along the way.