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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Have You Ever Found Yourself Walking On A Path That You Have Never Walked Before?

I woke up this morning seeking the Lord. I went to bed last night struggling with the Lord and telling Him I would not let go until He blessed me. I woke up with a plan or agenda of my own until I heard the words, "DON"T MEDDLE." Of course I asked Him for clarification and if He would confirm that with scripture. He was faithful in both of my requests. He told me to not to interfere in an area in which I am not invited. I understood exactly what He meant. The very definition of the word meddle means to intrude in the affairs of others; interfere. He again told me to TRUST Him. He seems to keep saying that to me a lot these days. He reminds me quite often that I am now walking on a path that I have never walked before and it is unfamiliar to me and can be uncomfortable at times. At times it can also be quite glorious too. That is why it is imperative for me to follow His leading and for me to not step out on my own whims/impulses so to speak. It is His hand guiding me and leading me through since I have never walked this road before. He once showed me this...a red wagon that I was sitting in and it was Jesus that was taking hold of the handle and walking me to where He was taking me. The interesting portion of this was that Jesus had a hold of the handle but it was not His back that I faced when I was in the wagon, it was the reverse. He held the handle of the wagon and was walking me to where I had to go with his front facing me. All I had to do was trust Him and stay in the wagon. That seems simple enough. It can get complicated if you are a seer and you want to jump out of the wagon and run there instead of enjoying the the ride in the wagon with Jesus directing the journey. Trust me when I tell you that I ask Jesus many times to forgive me when I want or at times jump ahead of Him. He always forgives me. For that I am most thankful.
Isaiah 30: 8-11 states, "Now, write this on a tablet for them, and inscribe it in a book so that it will be there in the future as a permanent witness. These people are rebellious and deceitful children, children who refuse to listen to the Lord's teachings. They say to seers, 'Don't see the future.' They say to those who have visions, 'Don't have visions that tell us what is right. Tell us what we want to hear. See illusions, Get out of our way! Stop blocking our path! Get the Holy One of Israel out of our sight.' "
Further down in this same chapter verse 15-18 states, "This is what the Almighty Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: You can be saved by returning to me. You can have rest. You can be strong by being quiet and by trusting me. But you don't want that. You've said, "No we'll flee on horses." So you flee. You've added, "We'll ride on fast horses." So those who chase you will also be fast. One thousand people will flee when one person threatens them, and you will flee when five threaten you. Then you will be left alone like a flagpole on top of a mountain, like a signpost on a hill. The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. He rises to have compassion on you. The Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him."
See what I mean. He is ever so faithful to me. If you seek and ask He will respond. He is also there with a stern correction if it is needed in your life. His love is so grand that He will chasten you, as a parent chastens a child to keep them from eminent harm.
As I wrote today I had the song, How He Loves Us by the David Crowder Band playing. I was so blessed this past Sunday at church. It was after the service when the praise team came on the platform to minister. I seemed to know the rhythm that they played as the prayer was coming forth and then it clicked with me and dawned on me that it was this very song. I was able to sing along with this song because I was already well acquainted with it.

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