Chaos happens. Chaos often surprises us, especially when things seem to be going well . . . one thing occurs and order disappears.
How does chaos occur so quickly when we think everything is under control?
Look
at the story of the Egyptians who went after the Israelites in full
pursuit. It is clear how chaos occurred in their story. The Egyptians, the Israelites’ former oppressors, were
stronger and had more resources than the former slaves. Things were going really well for them; they were on top of their game. Even so, their lives ended in chaotic havoc.
How did the powerful Egyptians lose control over the weak Israelites? How did their elite and organized system plummet into the deep waters of the Red Sea?
Everything seemed to go
wrong for the Egyptians when they attempted to cross the Red Sea . . .
they lost control . . . chaos occurred. In reality, everything went
wrong long before they entered the Red Sea . . . chaos was set into
motion when the Egyptians went their own way rather than God’s way.
God had told them over and over to let the people go . . . what would
have happened if they would have trusted God and responded the way God asked? It is true, the slaves were the driving force of their economic status; however, trusting God would have created more than that nation could ever accomplished on their own.
But . . . they went their own way . . . trying to get back what was not theirs to have:
The
Egyptians came after them in full pursuit, every horse and chariot and
driver of Pharaoh racing into the middle of the sea. It was now the
morning watch. GOD looked down from the Pillar of Fire and Cloud on the
Egyptian army and threw them into a panic. He clogged the wheels of
their chariots; they were stuck in the mud.
The Egyptians said, "Run from Israel! GOD is fighting on their side and against Egypt!"
(Exodus 14: 22-25, The Message)
If
only, they would have turned to God for help rather than
trying with all of they had to stay in control. When we do it our way . . .
chaos enters in . . . and life goes sideways.
The
thing is . . . God promises to direct are paths when we trust him and
seek His will in all we do. There are no ifs, ands, or buts to this precept. God's Spirit will show us the path to take, making a miraculous dry
pathway in the Red Seas of life, providing opportunities that we would never imagine.
How is it possible when we were are faced with the Red Seas of Life?
We
are told to:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take. (Proverbs 3: 5,6, NLT)
So. We need to relinquish our own control and
1. Trust God with all of our heart, which includes trusting that God will not fail us..
2.
Broaden the view of our situation through the wisdom of God rather than
our own understanding, which requires us to walk down the pathway God
provides by faith not by sight.
3. Seek the will of God in absolutely everything, which means every step on the pathway.
Refuse to go down the pathway of chaos.
Trust God.
Seek God.
Follow the pathway God shows you to go on.
Learning to KickStart the day with you following God,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie L. Palmer © 2010 All Rights Reserved)