As I was preparing to speak this past week at Wilshire Park Baptist Church in Midland Texas I felt the Lord lead me to speak on the topic, "Your Wilderness Journey". I was alright with the topic and the scriptures the Lord was giving me until Thursday morning. As I began to struggle with what I was feeling the Lord was leading me to do, I began to look harder in a different direction on the topic. I guess I must have been thinking that the Lord might change his mind. Guess what! He didn't. He changed my mind.
On Friday morning getting dressed to catch my airplane out to Midland, standing before the bathroom mirror I shared my heart with the Lord. I spoke out loud and said, "Lord I have published a book called, Digging a Well. I have shared in the book about struggles in life and which well we should drink from. I should be able to stand before the ladies and help them as they have their struggles in life now. I should be past the most difficult times in my life since I've published a book about it.
The Lord knowing that I am speaking on Moses and the wilderness instantly speaks to my heart and says, "Did Moses stay in the wilderness for 40 years drive his carriage to the promise land, send a letter back to Egypt telling the children of Israel how to cross the wilderness?" I gently said, "No Lord, he went to Egypt gathered the people together and walked them by foot through the wilderness”.
I think I understand that I am not to drive a sports car, Cadillac or live in a nice fancy home with all the luxuries of life. What the Lord showed me by asking that simple question was, I am going to get my feet dusty, there may be thorns in my path, and I am going to get thirsty. The path may be rough but I am still to keep helping his children understand the pains and sorrows of life and how I can personally get through them leaning on the Lord Jesus Christ.
I would much rather tell you Moses' story instead of mine but when the Lord leads us, we should follow. It may be painful sharing things in my personal life but I am trusting in my willingness to share my heart, others will be able to enter into the promise land and enjoy the riches of God's glory and grace.
And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God. And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. (Exodus 4:10-18)
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