"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."
This weekend I attended a seminar that was titled "A 40 Day Walk in Faith". It was an amazing time in the Lord, he revealed things to me that I need to adjust in my walk in faith in him. I have to confess, though, that it wasn't the first time I'd heard thess things but perhaps the first time I've been willing to listen to what he was speaking to my heart. We were encouraged during the consecration part of the seminar to share with the pastor the thing(s) God was revealing to us that we needed to turn over to him. It wasn't something we had to share and it's not something we've been instructed to share further but in all things I believe we need accountability.
God was speaking to me to let go of my judgement and decision making. Some of you reading this right now may think those as a bit odd as we should have sound judgement and make the right decisions. Maybe that's one of the reasons God laid those on my heart, my judgement and decisions are often what I decide is best and not what he decides is best. I have a tendency to either fall behind in what God is asking me to do or I run ahead thinking that I already know what He's planning. Everything that we do is in God's timing, He will guide us if we just wait and be patient in ALL things.
A dear friend of mine had the word guidance on her license plate (slightly altered to allow it to fit). She shared with me shortly after making the decision to have the vanity plate that it meant, G-U-I-D-A-N-C-E, God... You and I Dance. If you've ever taken dance lessons you know that you have a partner and one of you takes the lead. If you don't follow the lead you often end up looking like a hot mess and stepping all over one another. When we don't allow God to lead our dance, our steps in life, we show our lack of faith that He's got the floor, he's got our life.
God has to often break things down to me in a way that I can visually see. I've read and seen the images of Footprints, I imagine many of you have seen or read it as well. It talks about walking and seeing only one set of footprints and then realizing that you weren't walking alone but that God was carrying you. That was always comforting but God took that a bit further for me. There are times that I have needed my Heavenly Papa to carry me, but moreso I have needed simply to walk into his footprints that he's left to guide me on the straight path. Have you ever walked along the beach and found a set of footprints and placed your foot inside it and walked along for a while? That's how I see those footprints for my life. God has already been to my tomorrow, He's already seen what lies ahead and has planned and arranged my steps. I simply have to tune into him through prayer and his word and begin to set my foot inside the footprints that he has laid out before me, trust in his word that he has a plan and hope for my future. Those steps may not always be easy, the tidal waves of life may come crashing down all around me, but even then, if I simply stand in my Daddy's footprints, He'll hold me up.
Some days we are simply to stand still and allow the waters to wash around our feet, just listening to the sound of the winds blowing across the waters of our soul and some days we need to place one foot in front of the other and follow the path laid before us.
Is God guiding you to stand still or is he telling you its time to begin walking in the steps he's prepared for you?
Blessings,
Heather
