Psalms 32:8
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go, I will counsel you, My eye shall be upon you."
Proverbs 3:5-6 Amplified version
"Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him, And He will make your paths straight and smooth (removing obstacles that block your way). "
Hebrews 11:1 " Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."
These are the verses that I have stood on over the last few years and speak to my heart. That no matter what the circumstances I choose to trust God because He promises that he will instruct and teach me.
That if I choose to honor and recognize Him - and chose to draw near Him - that He will meet me where I am and guide my steps.
I have seen this show up many times in my life but none more clear than when I had been in the last car accident. Things were not going right. There was a lot of confusion and I was hurting bad - physically, emotionally and it was just not going well.
So I knew enough to ask for wisdom from God. Then I remembered that one of my friends from Kenpo Karate was a Pastor and his son had posted some time ago a title from Pastor Keith Moore - so I knew that they knew about faith and healing.
So I reached out and asked for prayer through the prayer line on the church's website.
God connected me with their head prayer person who God continues to use as such a blessing and wonderful woman of God who encourages me.
Things started to straighten out. As I was faithful to show up at church and seek God - He met me where I was so that I could start changing my thoughts and habits.
God used my pastors to speak into my life very real and just right now words into my life.
I'm continuing to see the benefits of this as I have plugged in and continue to seek God and learn what He says about me and His way of living.
It's been a huge blessing and I'm so grateful that I believed God to direct my steps.
It's not a huge waiting God for move - it can be very practical - I think about the journeys that the disciples and apostles had in the New Testament - where they said " and it seemed good" and " it seemed right."
There is a place to get quiet and spend time in the Bible and listening to anything God would say in our hearts but there is also a place to get up and start acting out what we feel God is telling us to do.
Sometimes I get it wrong - but like Pastor Keith Moore has said - I rather mess up and repent trying to believe what I thought God had told me to do than not try.
And God has grace for when we do get it wrong.
I have recently experienced that as well. I kicked myself for not listening to my gut when I had a feeling that a certain interaction was not a good thing and then it ended up with it going horribly wrong.
But as my friend from church reminded me - there is no condemnation in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1) and as long as I ask for forgiveness there is grace and mercy to walk out of the mess and God will help me get back on track.
Nahum 1:7 NLT " The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him."
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