Acts 3:6 Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”
So many times we think we know what we want and pursue one goal or another when God has something else in mind. We need to learn to have a loose grip on our idea of what is the direction for our lives. We cannot demand that we know God's will for our lives, instead we must consider a path, take a step and look up seeking confirmation and peace to take another, then to look up again and again always willing to be guided toward a new or different direction. Sometimes in order for God to get us to a particular place He may want us to meander through a variety of roads and byways to get there because the lessons along the way were essential to us accomplishing what we need to do at the destination. Consider the Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years, they could have navigated a straight path and arrived in 2 weeks, but God had a different plan altogether. And besides it is not the destination that is important but the journey where we learn and come in contact with others that shape our lives in Him.
APPLICATION
I need to keep a loose grip on my ideas and be open and willing to be redirected by the Holy Spirit.
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