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Moses was in a tough position.  In one ear, he had the voice of God telling him to lead the Israelites.  In the other, he could hear the whining, complaining and grumbling of a group of people who were not exactly ideal followers.  Moses was tired of being in the middle and he needed some help. 
       
Have you ever felt like that?  Have you ever come to a place in your faith where you thought, “I can’t do this anymore”?   If so, keep reading, because Moses has a solution.
    
 Now, if I am Moses, I know what I would do.  I would ask for some assurance that things are going to be ok.  I would ask to see God’s road map for my journey, or maybe I would want to look over his plan (in full detail).  At the very least, I would want to know, before I took one more step, how it was all going to end. 

 Moses, interestingly, asks for something quite different.
             
 Moses comes to God and simply says, “Show me your glory” (Exodus 33:18).  In the midst of his trouble, Moses asks to see God.

What?  Why would he do that?  Well, because it is exactly what he needed!  Moses knew that if he saw God, if he got that picture planted firmly in his mind, nothing would stop him.  Surprisingly, that has always been the key.  Think about people like Noah, Abraham, Ezekiel, Isaiah and Paul.  They were unstoppable in their faith after they had a vision of God or of his Son.

That vision was big enough to change them and it can do the same for us.  In fact, if you are struggling with your faith, I would almost guarantee that the problem has nothing to do with your knowledge (most of us know more than we do already).  The bigger issue is likely that you do not have a compelling enough picture of God. 

Hebrews 12 says, “Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart” (verses 1-3).

When we get the right picture, then we will be able to run.

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