Exodus 4:18-20

18 Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Please let me go back to my brothers in Egypt to see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” 19 And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead.” 20 So Moses took his wife and his sons and had them ride on a donkey, and went back to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the staff of God in his hand.

Moses goes back to his father-in-law but he doesn’t leave for Egypt at once. Did you catch that? It is only when the Lord again speaks to Moses in v.19 that he finally loads up his family on a donkey and begins the trek back to Egypt.

How many times have I been halfway obedient? Meanwhile, the Lord wants to use me to bring his message of rescue and salvation to other people, and my reluctance to fully obey is delaying the good things God has for others.