If you are going through a rough season, be encouraged, as you surrender to God and all that He has for you , if you keep going, if you do not quit and turn back to where you are comfortable, if you persist you WILL one day stand upon the mountain of God.
With all you have, all that you possess, nothing can compare with what is in front of you!
The Israelites had seen God do miraculous things. He brought them out of bondage, opened up a sea to walk across, sustained then in the wilderness, and time and time again had shown them how faithful he was.
So you would think that when the time came for Him to lead them into the promised land, the land of their dreams, the land of more-than-enough, where struggling was no longer required, that they would boldly go forth boldly knowing that God was on their side.
Yet once again they did not trust God.
They sent out 12 scouts to see who they would have to fight to take over the land, and only 2 came back with a positive report. So the people grumbled and complained (yet again) and…..
“GOD said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me like dirt? How long refuse to trust me? And with all these signs I’ve done among them! I’ve had enough” (Numbers 14:11–12, The Message).
This absolutely breaks my heart. Time and time and time again, God showed his care and compassion for the Israelite’s. And time and again they questioned and let Him down.
God wanted to do great things through them! He wanted to give them the easy life as they fellowshipped with him.
But they didn’t trust him. They yet again took their eyes off God.
As a result they not only kept themselves from reaching their promised time (see Numbers 14:29-30) but they, I believe, did something far more horrible…
God loved them so very much, and was eager to do great things in and for them, but they didn’t love Him enough to keep their eyes on Him.
It pains me to realize all of the times when I have focused on myself instead of God.
It pains me to know that I have hurt to one who loves me so.
God so passionately wants to do things in and through us. He wants us to be so fixed on His face that we do not worry about what is going on around us.
He wants to lead us, because He loves us.
May we, as Christians, make it our determined purpose to keep our eyes on God. To Trust Him!
Like a child being lead by a loving parent, may we allow God to daily lead us to our own promised land.
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Being in God’s will for my life is my number one priority, but providing for my family is right up there as well. But what I am realizing is that if I am in God’s will, no matter how much it looks like I made a wrong turn, then He will provide for all my needs.
Leaving my job did not endear my with my children, who although they believed that I knew God’s call, were a little afraid that it meant no food for them. I knew that if God was leading me that He would not let them go hungry.
So here is the miracle…get ready
ONLY three times, on three separate days, I have prayed for God to give me money for food since leaving my job.
(My prayers being, “God you promised to take care of me and my kids. Well we need food, and I am believing that you will provide it).
And right after each and every prayer I would get a phone call that lead to my working and earning the money I needed for food.
What are the odds? They are God odds….He is 100% faithful, 100% of the time!!!
When you step out and trust God in a huge way, it sometimes feels as if there is nothing under your feet that you are sure to crash and burn.
But when you keep your eyes on God, He will carry you through to where you need to be!!’
NEVER let fear stop you!
Trust Him and see how good He is!!!
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“But there is another urgency before me now. I feel compelled to go to Jerusalem. I’m completely in the dark about what will happen when I get there. I do know that it won’t be any picnic, for the Holy Spirit has let me know repeatedly and clearly that there are hard times and imprisonment ahead. But that matters little. What matters most to me is to finish what God started: the job the Master Jesus gave me of letting everyone I meet know all about this incredibly extravagant generosity of God (Ac 20:22–24).
While reading the Bible this morning I was struck by Paul’s simple faith and three things stood out for me.
Paul was such a great example of how every one of us Christians should be. He wanted God’s will for his life to be done. That was it. He did not want a fancy home, latest piece of clothing, or whatever else was all the rage back then.
He just simply wanted Gods will to be done.
What an encouragement to me as I am trusting God to lead me to England. I am really in the dark about everything but I know that it will be hard to separate from my family and friends.
I just found out that I am going to be a grandmother for the first time. Leaving is not something that makes me comfortable, and yet I feel compelled, and so daily I ask God for strength to put His will above my comfort.
I do not know about you but I love to be comfortable. But I realize that is not advancing the kingdom of God.
We need to stop being comfortable and be about our fathers business!!!!
Come on Christians, let us arise and follow His lead.
We will never grow strong and tall unless we allow God to grow our roots deep.
Our roots grow with every act of obedience to God’s will for our lives.
What thing is God compelling you to do?
I am praying for you that you will just trust His heading to do it, comfort be damned!!!
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Credits
Eugene H. Peterson, The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2005), Ac 20:22–24.
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So I have been going through a transition lately.
I left my job a month ago, against the advice of most people I know, to follow Gods leading.
I was to be home for about six months to prepare for my future.
Although I dreamed of starting it off by setting myself apart for God, I ended up in bed for the better part of the month sick, and then fighting the doubts and insecurities that rose up for the rest of it.
There were a lot of them, I could fill the page with all of them.
For a while it seemed as I would not be able to get out of the hole that I seemed to be in.
But God is faithful. I cried out to him and he answered me.
He started filling the hole under my feet with things like encouraging words from friends, prayers of others, as well as flat out giving me what I needed to keep going.
Before I knew it the hole was filled and I was once again standing on solid ground.
I am back to my old self again, and ready to claim all that God has for me.
Sometimes as Christians we get so busy doing what God called us to do that we forget about the fact that we are called to do it in HIS strength not ours.
When God gives you something to do that is so hard you feel as if you cannot rise from the weight of it, call out and ask him to take the load.
He will do it.
Because He loves you and because the load was never yours to carry.
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I Am Trusting God 