Proverbs 4:12 “When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, when you run, you will not stumble.”
There are times in this life you just want to know all the answers to your questions now. So your mind is thinking ahead a mile a minute. You are moving full steam ahead. God wants us to be confident of who He is, and that His promises stand true. So slow down, and approach every mountain with unmovable confidence. “'Have faith in God,' Jesus answered. 'Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them." (Mark 11: 22-23).
It reminds me of our automatic gates at work. When you keep moving forward slowly, they will open. But if you stop, they won’t open. And of course if you are going full steam ahead, you will run right through them and break them, then you have trouble. Well trouble comes when you are going ahead of God, because you’re doing what your fear and mind tell you to do. You are full of anxiety. Let God direct you steps and “Cast all your anxiety... Be self controlled and alert... stand firm in faith...” (1 Peter 5: 6-9). Do what His word tells you to do, because the enemy is always on the prowl.
Stay on the right path with God when trouble comes. If only we could see things from above all our darkness. God has told us in Genesis 9:13 “I have set my rainbow in the clouds.” God will keep His promises, and the rainbow was a sign that God is faithful to His word. So when you are in the darkness, remember the beauty of the rainbow of colors. See the bright light of Jesus Christ face. Also remember “God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.” (1 John 1:5). Wherever God is leading you He will make it perfectly clear. He is not a God of confusion.
You want peace, He has it for you... You want joy, He has it for you… You want rest, He has it for you… Do you want to gain wisdom and know your next step? Then move slowly ahead with Him.
Read Proverbs 4...
Verse 7 says, “Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.” I love verse 18 and 19 “The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the light of full day. But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes the stumble.”
We are all responsible for the path we take in life. God is good and patient with all of us. If only everyone would choose God and take Him at His word. But unfortunately not everyone has. You can see it in this world we live in. Some of us see it in our own homes and family members. “...pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words... for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body.” (Prov. 4:20-22).
Grace and Peace to you
Kim
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