Let God Guide You
Number 13-14
There is a story in the book of Numbers of Moses contemplating entering the land of Canaan. It was the land that God had promised to the Israelites who left their hard life in Egypt to find freedom and hope under the leadership of Moses. On this particular time, Moses hears God direct him to send spies into the Canaan region to see how safe it will be to enter. Ultimately, the spies do not bring a promising report and the decision is to postpone the motion forward. You can read the story in Numbers 13 through 14.
I recalled that story recently as we were set to travel from Washington state to Arizona for a three-week trip to see friends, enjoy some warmer weather, and walk the desert hills and trails. We packed, made ready what we needed, and drove to Ashland, Oregon with the expectation we would enter California the next morning. Friends, family, weather forecasters, and GPS suggested our plan was not so good at this time. Unprecedented storms, rain, wind, waves, landslides, new snow, and flooding rivers were ravaging through the state. We felt it was unwise to proceed further, so we canceled our reservations, called friends, and turned around. Whether we would have made it safely, we will never know. But, at the moment and still today, we feel like it was a God-thing.
Todd and I attempt to walk close to God, so that we can take the signs that rise up in life as indicators of what God would have us do. That is why God gave us wisdom, thinking minds, eyes and ears that work, and the ability to change our course quickly. Praise God for that!
We recommend the following. Trust God and your own instincts in making decisions. Look to the positive side of life decisions, see the new opportunities that lie ahead. It is the formula for a happy and contented life. You will never know what you may have missed, but you will be able to find the good things that result from the journey you are taking. Travel light, with God, and you will be ready for new surprises that will come in this new year!
Prayer: Lord, when I come to the boundary where a decision must be made, give me the wisdom I need to choose what you would have me do, think, or say. Amen