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Get Moving

visioncgbc | July 21, 2008 07:07

 

Mark is out of town.  He has been for one week.  He’ll be home in a few days.  I’ve been trying to keep Chloe occupied because I knew that she was really gonna struggle with this.  She’s been away from us for a week when we’ve gone on youth trips.  We’ve been on about 6 or 7 trips.  But not like this long.  Not without her Daddy.  Those two are crazy about each other.  She lost it last night.  Broke my heart.  “I miss his hugs and kisses.  I wish it was the end of the week.”  She cried and cried.  I miss Mark too.  I know he misses us too because he’s called a good bit, and he called and left messages yesterday that he was really homesick.  The refrigerator went out last week, so I had to throw everything out, and we’re just putting water in a cooler ‘till he gets home and figures out what we’re gonna do.  So pretty much as soon as he gets back he’ll be bombarded with yards to cut, a broken fridge, we’re cooking at the shelter Saturday, and who knows what else.

VBS started last night, and I’m helping in the youth.  “Outrigger Island” is the theme this year.  Lori and Megan B. really did a great job decorating the room.  There were 74 in youth last night!!  Isn’t that awesome?!    Adam taught last night and it was really good.  There were a few scriptures that I really pondered over last night. 

Exodus 14:13 Moses spoke to the people: "Don't be afraid. Stand firm and watch God do his work of salvation for you today. Take a good look at the Egyptians today for you're never going to see them again.

 14 God will fight the battle for you.
      And you? You keep your mouths shut!"


15-16 God said to Moses: "Why cry out to me? Speak to the Israelites. Order them to get moving. Hold your staff high and stretch your hand out over the sea: Split the sea! The Israelites will walk through the sea on dry ground.

There are certain times in the Bible when God says “Be still.  Stand firm.  Stand strong.”  But after reading this last night I was thinking: Moses told them to stand firm, and God would do everything. But God said “Get moving.”

Ecclesiastes says there is a time and season for everything.  I am so unsure and insecure, I almost always assume that what God wants me to do is to- “be still and know that He’s God.”  But in this story God says “Get moving!”  To see success and live required action.   There are times when we should “wait on the Lord.”  I believe (after reading this last night) there are also times when our faith needs to have movement.  There’s a fine line between trusting God and saying “I’ll just sit here God and let your do your thing in my life” and I spend far too much time on the wrong side of that fine line.  Sometimes it takes greater belief to take action. 

What if those Israelites wouldn’t have been willing to “get moving”?

It’s hard to know exactly what God wants us to do in life sometimes, because there aren’t specifics about certain things.  Sometimes we must pray, and pray and pray and pray.  We must wait to hear from God.  We must be still.  We must move. Not every situation and answer will be the same, because God is mysterious, and we don’t know His ways, because they are higher than ours. 
When I was little and starting to get older I would always to try corner mother into giving me blanket answers about when I’d be allowed to do certain things, and she never would.  She always said “It would depend on the situation.”  Sometimes I think we all wish every situation was exactly the same so we wouldn’t have to spend the special prayer time, and Bible study time, and waiting time.  But everything is at the will and in the hand of God.  Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD;
       he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases.  So this gives me the belief every decision is in God’s hands.

Today my challenge is follow God’s leading and direction.  Don’t assume that God’s answers for a situation 3 yr. ago, or 3 weeks ago, or 3 days ago are necessarily what He’s answering today.  If he says “be still”, then you be still.  If he says “get moving”, then get moving. 

I choose to believe that God will give me direction and you direction when we look for it. 

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