Dear….
Blesseth is the man who trust in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
Jeremiah 17:7
Strange as it seems. But I had a dream last nite about being lost in the carpark. A common occurrence in reality for me too. But unlike real life, I could step out of the dream and not bother about being befuddled as to where my car is located.
And in my sleep, I was aware it was a dream, so I stepped out, and end of my perplexity.
In our journey of life, there are many times when faced with a difficult situation, we wish that it will just go away, or if not we walk away. But either it seems beyond us, or there are consequences from such actions that keep us away from making that decision and staying the course also has its consequences.
How do we know that we are doing it right?
And if God is with us, is it always a clear straight path?
Truth is, we are often left wondering if it is really from our Lord, and even if we are sure it is, we often wonder if we are doing it right?
“And after all this, if you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins…”
Leviticus 26:18
God knows our very thoughts. The entire chapter in Leviticus 26 has a constant reminder to the reader that God expects us to obey His command.
Guess He knows my thoughts as I ponder upon a couple of situations where my resolve to adhere to His will is weighed against the compelling reasons to deviate from it.
Can I trust God to provide a solution if I obey Him or do I deal with issues as I see it?
The answer is a no brainer. Trust and obey.
‘And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts?”
Luke 24:38
But is obedience strictly adhering to the first prompting that God places in our hearts?
Do we blindly stick to it come what may, or should we modify the execution as circumstances change? Are the refinements in process truly led by the Holy Spirit or are we leading ourselves?
For I have been told by the word of the Lord. You shall not eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by going the way you came.
1 Kings 13:17
The man of God acted in full obedience to the word of our Lord.
But he disobeyed when he was told a lie by an older prophet.
He said to him, I too am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying Bring him back with your to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water(He was lying to him)
1 Kings 13:18
Hence lies this question.
Where did this man of God went wrong? He thought he listened to a fellow man of God, if not an older and more mature one. And he wanted to obey God.
The key is this man of God never asked our Lord. He listened to another man.
Our good Lord knows my heart. And my present dilemma
I have religiously obeyed His command on the sale of my home. But now am I listening to my own understanding just as His word is about to be fulfilled, or am I truly adjusting as He leads me?
I am not sure. But one key difference between me and the man of God in 1 Kings is that I continue to seek our Lord and listen to Him, and no else including my own voice.
The man of God in Kings never asked God. He just took the word of man assuming that it is from God.
Lord help me to make the right decision. May I not be like the remnant Jews who seek your direction, but has already made a premeditated decision to go to Egypt say what you may command.
As I close this sounding of my heart, our good Lord reminded me of my past experiences with Him
- His Word to us is always clear, much as it is in all brevity. The process of implementation is the foggy part.
- He will let us wonder and wander around because He understands our limitations.
And He wants to allow us and our impacted loved ones time to work out our fears
God is working on us even as we wrestle.
- But through it all my hearts wants to do right His way and seek Him always
- That I honour Him in every step much as the answer I seek has not been given
- At His timing, God will divinely intervene and take us out of the mire
And even in the midst of our wandering, God will divinely provide grips for us to hang on
to that will also lead us forward in His will.
- At that point, we must be resolute to enter the now opened door much as we do not
Know what lies ahead.
Will we obey and not worry about conclusion? Yes because the period of wrestling God is preparing us for the next key step of faith. If our heart is truly with our Lord, He will always ensure there is never a wrong
God Blesses
Eng Hieang(11th April 2018)
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