Good Wednesday morning! Hmm, I can't type the devotional and skritch the cat at the same time, not enough hands and not nearly enough coordination. I'll have to let the cat take care of himself for a while; he has way more coordination between his four limbs than I do. Speaking of straining to reach two things at once; are you straining to go your own way while trying to obey God at the same time? We often create stress in our lives by straining against the yoke of Christ. You want to buy a new truck, the Lord says wait; I want to move to another town, the Lord says stay put; you want to go to Hollywood and take up acting, the Lord says quit acting like you don't hear me... and on it goes. We still feel the old urge to be our own master, even after giving up command of our ship to the Lord!
How do we manage to live this way? We cannot live this way. The Lord has been around since the beginning of time, or perhaps even before that. He sees all the way to the end of what we can see and feel. Whose plan do you think will be realized? The Lord has steered countless strong personalities to His way including, David, Samson, Abraham, Joseph, Peter, Paul, Mary Magdalene, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Constantine, Augustine, and many more. Who do you think has the strength to stay the course? Who knows which way the course goes? Yes, we still feel the urge to turn the wheel when the Lord gives the heading as straight on. We have no idea which way the harbor is and yet we want to steer the ship! Yergh! How did we get this way? Trusting in God is only the start of this journey, the harder part is to obey God.
Trust and Obey, there is no other way!
Bucky
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