God had a mission for Jeremiah. Would it be fun? No! Would he become famous? Yes, but not for the reasons most people want to become famous. God commanded Jeremiah to go to the people of Israel and demand they repent and return to God. Jeremiah knew it would make a lot of people angry. So he made many excuses to God for why he wasn’t the right man for the job. Listen:

“Alas, Sovereign LORD,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.” But the LORD said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the LORD. Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth.” Jeremiah 1:6-9

Notice that God didn’t give up on Him but encouraged him by saying, “I am with you and will rescue you.” It’s natural for the Christian today to do the same thing. We come up with clever excuses why we shouldn’t follow the mission the Lord has given us “to go unto the ends of the earth and spread the gospel.” We say to ourselves and God, “I don’t know enough about the Bible. What will they think of me? Let somebody else do it."   Fear is a great motivator and a greater inhibitor. God immediately saw the fear in Jeremiah’s heart and said, “Do not be afraid of them.” The Bible teaches that “the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom and the fear of man is a stumbling block.” (Proverbs 9:10 and 29:25)

Allow faith to overcome your fears and be obedient to God. He has your back!  God never calls us to do something for Him that He doesn’t empower us to do if we are willing to do the work and time. Your purpose on earth is to glorify Him.  To let your light shine into a lost, dying world.  Open your ears and your heart to the Lord and be excited about serving Him.