the concept that your gifts might get you to the top, but only character can keep you there. Somehow I think that this was exactly what God saw in Moses. Excuse #5—Excuse of Cowardice Finally, Moses exploded with the mother of all excuses in Exodus 4:13. I’ve heard it said that all excuses are equal. Moses had run out of excuses, so he just gave up and pleaded with God to send someone else. This is what I call the prayer of the reluctant leader: “O Lord, please send someone else to do it,” Moses