Joshua 1:9
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
God calls us to do things that doesn’t make sense. Sometimes you may think it is ridiculous. I know I may hear something in my inner voice telling me to go talk with someone or pray with them and I’m thinking “No, that’s crazy” ! Abraham had faith in God. God had given him some crazy words and things to do. He told Abraham that he would be the father of many nations. Abraham trusted that promise and at 100 years old he became a dad to Isaac. But later on, we read where God tested him and asked him to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. Abraham obey God and went on the journey to sacrifice Isaac. But did you catch the faith verse Abraham said to his servant in Genesis 22:5? “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. WE will worship and then WE will come back to you“. Abraham knew God would provide the offering for the sacrifice.
If God asks you to do something and you say no to God, he will not allow you to move forward until you do what it is he ask of you. Remember Jonah? You can’t skip the process and go straight to the finish line with the plan God has for you. You must take those baby steps first and grow in mature before God gives you another task in his plan. God knows what he is doing. He is taking us throughout our day and developing us. It won’t be any public announcement of what you have accomplished or what you are doing so others can hear. There is a process of preparation that God wants us to walk through before we go publicly so you can be effective.
Picture a bike wheel. At the center, all the different spikes come together. The center holds all the spokes in alignment and helps the bike move forward. This is a picture of our life. Do you know what is at the center of your life?
I struggle talking with people. Believe it or not, I was scared to talk with Ruben. I was not sure what to say. I don’t know why. But everyday God is leading me and answering my dangerous prayer of “send me” and “more of you and less of me”. God’s ridiculous request of me takes courage. Once I obey and follow those requests, they don’t seem so ridiculous.
God always gives me the words to say at the right time. Every time I obey, God is growing me and using me more. One of those ridiculous times was when God said, “Autumn, you will help lead medical clinics in Honduras” I think, wait I know, I laughed out loud, just like Sarah did when God told her she would have a baby at 90!
But God trained me in nursing and guides my career for a time as this, to be prepared for this, even though I didn’t feel adequate to do it. Satan knows our insecurities and he uses those to keep us down, to distract us and keep us from what we are to do. What lies do you believe that keep you from doing what God asks you to do?
Remember, we are not labeled by our past. Satan cannot control us. You are a child of God, chosen, forgiven and loved. You are never alone.
Romans 12:2; Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Bendiciones,
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