"And I will seek You in the morning
And I will learn to walk in Your ways
And step by step You'll lead me
And I will follow You all of my days"
I have heard this song many times. I have listened to the lyrics many times and I have marveled at the truth behind these lyrics. Apparently I never really knew what they meant.
I have always thought that as we seek out God things for our lives become more clear. I have always thought that as we know God more He makes our destination (earthly, not eternal) clear. I have always thought that...
Apparently I have been wrong. As I struggle to learn where God is leading I have come to understand that God doesn't always reveal everything at once.
The Psalmist said that, "Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." The great thing about lamps and lights - they help you see...for a short distance. The thing that sucks about needing lamps and lights - you can't see anything else that isn't illuminated.
What does this mean? Is God a God of misdirection? Is God a God of confusion? By no means. What it does mean is that I am continually called to trust God and to continue to seek Him. I am sure that if I knew where He was leading my family and me that I would end up taking us there and I would leave no room for Him. Kind of defeats the purpose doesn't it?
While I was trying to process more information and to figure things out a thought came to me - Take it a step at a time. Use the lamp and the light - He will illuminate what needs to be seen and when it needs to be seen. Trust Him. I trust Him with my eternity shouldn't I be able to trust Him with my earthly dwelling as well?
1 comment:
Amen. This has been one of the main lessons God has been teaching us these days. It's difficult to learn and unfortunately easy to forget. But God keeps proving Himself (even though we don't deserve it) and it builds our trust. He must know we need deepened faith for the next step we can't see!
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