Would we have more courage?
Would we be more willing to risk?
Would we take a flying leap of faith when it makes no sense?
The Exodus people were stuck, failing to ask for directions, spending their energy and effort by complaining. Moses cried out to God, fearing the complainers.
God revealed His plan.
God was not going to leave or fail them.
God promised to be present and active, with a plan of provision:
God said to Moses, "Go on out ahead of the people, taking with you some of the elders of Israel. Take the staff you used to strike the Nile. And go. I'm going to be present before you there on the rock at Horeb. You are to strike the rock. Water will gush out of it and the people will drink." (Exodus 17: 5-6, The Message).
God told Moses there was a plan.
God told Moses to move forward, going ahead of the complaining people.
God gave Moses specific directions.
How did the Exodus people fail to understand that God had a plan for them?
How did they fail to see that God not only had a plan but a plan with a future and a hope?.
Why did they immediately begin complaining rather than praying?
The thing is . . . God had been faithful . . . releasing them from slavery . . . providing a pathway through the Red Sea when it seemed they were at a dead end . . . providing manna every day. How did they miss the fact that God had a plan for them?
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen.(Jeremiah 29:11-12, NLT)
God has a plan with a future and hope that is for you and I; however, we fail to see the plan when we are consumed with our circumstances. So what can we do? The promise following the promise of a plan is clear. Pray and God will listen.
Refuse to let circumstances rule.
Pray.
God will give the directions to His plan, giving you understanding of what to do as He did for Moses:
I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance (Ephesians 1:18, NLT)
When the next step to the plan is not clear, get directions, asking the Spirit of God to open the eyes of your heart.
See that God has more . . . develop confidence . . . that there is a plan that will not be stopped by obstacles.
So. Refuse to be stuck in your circumstances.
Choose to move forward by asking for directions to the plan. Pray!
Move forward, giving thanks for the plan.
Give thanks.
Learning to KickStart the day grateful for the plan of God,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie L. Palmer © 2010 All Rights Reserved)