#NoToShortcuts Psalm 57:2 "I cry out to God Most High,to God who fulfills his purpose for me." #GodFulfillsNotMe #GodsPromiseGodsWay
I was watching the 3rd in the #bArsandBattles series of Ps Steven which is #CuttingCorners and it speaks about God fulfilling His promise to us in His own way and His own time. It's not our responsibility to make it happen but to be faithful and faith-filled in serving to where we are NOW. It is awesome to get a Promise from the Lord but we don't take a partial promise or a piece of the bible and claim it as a promise without understanding the context, situation and the process the promise came about. It is very true. Nowadays we love doing cherry pick verses wherein we just take something out from the bible because it sounds good but did not read the whole thing. David got a promise to be the next King but he don't need to climb to get there. God #Pick him up #SERVING where he is at the moment, in a #shepherds #pen. When God gives us a #promise #itDoesNotMatterWhereWecameFrom #WhatWearecalledForMattersMore but there is more that where we came from and where we are going that is #HowWegetThere! In 1 Samuel 24:1-6 It showed how #David Honoured the promise of the Lord by doing the right thing and not taking the matter to his own hands to get where he is called to. I am thankful how God spoke this at this time because I need to hear it. When David felt guilty of cutting the corner of the robe of King Saul when he is in his vulnerable situation David felt guilty about it. That is not the kind of man he is. He will not become someone he is not in the pursuit of what he wants to be. It is Gods' job to get us there. V3-6 3 He came to the sheep pens along the way; a cave was there, and Saul went in to relievehimself. David and his men were far back in the cave. 4 The men said, “This is the day the Lordspoke of when he said[b] to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hands for you to deal with as you wish.’” Then David crept up unnoticed and cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. 5 Afterward, David was conscience-stricken for having cut off a corner of his robe. 6 He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.” He knew to honour authority despite of how cruel King Saul maybe and despite the fact that King Saul wants to kill him. He leave that to God. Anyways he will still be a king at the end as we all know but David have not seen it yet that time but he believes on what God can do and it has proven his character. #ItIsnotJustaboutGettingTherebutHowyouGetThere. #NotEveryOpportunityisFromGodbutsomeAreTest. #SomeThingsWeshouldnotDoJusttoGetsomething. #WhyjustcutAcornerWhenGodWantsToGiveTheWholeThingInTheRightTime? I can totally relate. There is such powerful peace from within when you know God is working out everything. When you can see God in every process. When you have sought the blessings of your elders, of your church when you got a promise from the Lord. There is something special about honouring the process for God to schedule the promise. When I shouted a Nation when we were asked in Africa and got a land stick or marker, i wanted to return it because I didn't want the Nation that came out from my mouth. It was never me, at first I did not want to go. It took me more than a year. But God knows what He is doing. God knows when and how. It was all just right in time and place. If I look back 6 years ago I never thought I will be in Mission Field but God knows so He trained and equipped me. I am thankful I did not fully know until 2014 because I might freak out if I got the whole picture while I'm just a new believer. But it's 2017 now. Did I already knew what I need to do back in 2014? God knows I need to prepare my WHOLE BEING FOR IT. He always know. There is no rush with God. He put things all in sequence. We can't put God in our own time schedule. I have gone through a lot while in preparation but God made me through it. When I got sick again last month and got to go for my 4th surgery, did I question God? Yes I did. Did I cry? Yes I did. Was it painful? Absolutely! But I knew I am just in the right track because like what is in verse 1-2, 1 After Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the Desert of En Gedi.” 2 So Saul took three thousand able young men from all Israel and set out to look for David and his men near the Crags of the Wild Goats. "When God has a purpose for you to do something so significant expect for the enemy to send out his special forces. That might be why your life is so hard, not because God is not with you but because God is so distinctively with you, maybe His plans for your life is so intimidating and threatening to the devil that no way that the devil will let you ascend to your purpose without an attack. That might be why you are fighting right now." - Ps Steven Furtick It is one thing to know what you are called for but another thing to know what do to about it. Let God be God. It is Gods' purpose He will make it happen. When you feel so stressed out making it happened tendency is God did not asked you to do it to be stressed out! When you know you are just right where you need to be in just the right time you will rejoice in the midst of suffering! I know that for a fact. Because God is good All the time but we will only be able to know that when we are in His presence. It will hurt but it's worth it! |
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