Has God Not Spoken?

We all have areas in our lives where we aren’t content with what God has spoken and we wish we could speak for God. Miriam thought her own righteousness gave her a right to speak for God; Aaron thought the same with his gifting. The irony of this is that in trying to speak for God, we cut ourselves off from receiving what God wants to give us—himself. The good news is that God has already given himself to us in the person of Jesus. To be a Christian to not bring anything to the table—either our goodness or our giftings—when we come to God, but rather to bring our whole selves (both strengths and weaknesses) and to receive all of God as he has given himself to us in the person and work of Jesus.