A decision has been
reached!! I am officially moving on Saturday May 31. It has been a long
two months, yet God's grace has been all sufficient. A small house came
available for me, that was just the right price, no damage deposit, the
landlord would mow the yard, and would keep the utilities in his name
so it would save me transfer fees. But the house just didn't measure up
to my standards, hmmmm. Everyone I sought advise from, except my
daughter Amy, said don't do it if you don't think you will like it and
be happy there. I sought the Lord and over and over in my spirit all I
heard was Proverbs 3:5-6. Then I got the word that the landlord's wife
would want a damage deposit, and the door just slammed shut, and I said
thank you Jesus.
Then a few days later the woman called
apologized and said she would not charge me a damage deposit. Door
opened and I said get thee behind me Satan. This door was closed.
(laughing now)
The Holy Spirit kept saying Proverbs 3:5-6
over and over to me. Then on Sunday our message was from 1Kings 22:1-19,
it was about King Ahab and how he only wanted to seek the advise from
those who would answer with the words he wanted to hear. When a man of
God spoke the truth to him, it angered him because the truth was not
what he wanted to hear. Immediately I was quickened in my spirit, that
the truth was I desired for people to tell me what I wanted to hear
about the house. Only Amy spoke the truth to me, and I did not like it.
I
asked the Lord to show me what I was to learn in Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust
in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
Here
is what I saw in these verses: Would I trust in Jesus or would I seek
my own understanding instead of allowing His wisdom to penetrate and
give me the understanding I needed for this next step of my journey. You
see in the natural we look at all around us and we think that is not
His best for me, but just as there are times when we can be right in the
center of God's will and it may not appear to others or even to
ourselves that we are where we are suppose to be, consider Joseph and
the years he spent in slavery and in prison it didn't appear that he was
in God's will, yet he was. Sometimes I will go back and read some
notes from previous sermons and read this: "The transition from one
place to another will cause us to carry a heavy load and place us in a
valley of decision." Another piece of the puzzle for the journey I am
on. Here is what the Lord showed me:
My valley of decision
was more than whether or not I rented this little house, it was whether I
trusted Jesus, that He had His best for me, though it may not appear
the be the best by my standards it didn't mean that it wasn't exactly where
I needed to be. I recalled this scripture:
Revelation 3:8.......See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it;........
That
verse became a reality for me when the door was open, then it was shut,
and praise God He opened it again. So I considered where I was to live,
where God wanted to place me and I said yes I want to rent this little
house.
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