On a run one day (a time I often hear from God), a man in a pick-up truck stopped me to ask for directions. After I finished telling him the best way to go, he said, “What about going back that way? Won’t that get me back to the highway? I thought sheesh, you asked me for directions! Why are YOU telling ME which way is better? Then I told him, “Sure, you can go that way, but this way is really better.” I thought, we are sometimes like that with God. We pray and ask Him for guidance, but we stop there. We don’t wait in silence to hear what God wants to tell us. Or we might hear Him clearly tell us where to go, but we want to get there OUR way and in OUR timing. We think we know what’s best, mostly because we know what we want and we want it now! Well God knows our desires. He knows where we want to be in life, but He always has a better way of getting there than what we come up with using our own strength and understanding. As we begin following His directions, we begin to see clearly where he’s leading us, into the best life possible. He wants to teach us and prepare us along the way. God is a gracious God. He knows what we can bear.
After leading the Israelites to freedom, God needed to heal their wounds from slavery before taking them into battle. Best of all, God went before them to prepare the way and in the end, the Israelites were victorious and God received the glory!
I’m so thankful for all I’ve learned this year about missions, ministry, myself, and God's healing power. I've experienced God’s love and mercy like never before. When God told me to go, I didn’t know what it would look like. But God knew. He is so faithful to continue providing opportunities for me to learn and serve through full time ministry and most of all grow in my relationship with Jesus. God is always at work in our lives, guiding our steps and longing to consume our hearts. First we have to step out in faith and open our hearts to Him.
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