“Whenever the cloud lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites set out; wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped…….At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with His command through Moses” (Numbers 9:17, 23)
We all occasionally struggle with making a big decision. Should I take that job or that one? Say yes or no to your children when it comes to certain activities? Relocate to a different location or stay put? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we had continual manifesting of God’s presence to guide us like the cloud guided His children in the desert?
Despite this constant visual reminder of guidance, however, the Israelites still struggled with following and obeying. Learning to walk with God is a process. Just when we think that we have it all figured out, God leads us to a new place where our old tricks won’t work. In fact, we may feel as if we are learning to walk all over again. And in a way we are. We enter unfamiliar territory and are soon reminded that, on our own, we stumble. Yet when we take His hand, we walk with confidence. God wants us to soar far above the limitations of our circumstances and us. When God used Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, they had to learn to depend on the Lord for every step of their journey to the Promised Land. When they did not do that, they got into trouble. It’s the same for us today.
If you are at a place in your life where you feel as if you can’t take one step without the Lord’s help, be glad. He has you where He wants you. If you’re wondering, ‘Have I done something wrong?’ the answer is most likely that you’ve done something right. God has you this path, regardless of how difficult and impossible it may seem right now, because you are willing to follow Him. He wants to accomplish great things through you that can only come out of a life of faith. He wants your undivided attention because you can’t do these things on your own. The path is not a punishment; it’s a privilege. It’s not a restriction, it’s a reward.
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