Driving from a crowded event, a policeman forced me to turn right when I needed to go straight. He didn’t want to hear about my problem. He just wanted me to move on. Humph.
Move on
God said something similar to Moses and to Paul.
Moses really wanted to cross over the Jordan and see the fair land God promised to the Israelites.
“But the LORD…would not listen to me; and the LORD said to me, “Enough! Speak to Me no more of this matter.” (Deuteronomy 3:26)
Moses, instead, moved on to what the Lord wanted done next.
Paul had a “thorn in his flesh,” and “implored the Lord three times that it might leave me.” (2 Corinthians 12:8)
But the Lord told Paul “No,” and Paul moved on.
Stuck?
Are you hanging on to something when the Lord wants you to move on?
It is easy to be stuck in the past, or be stuck in our dreams of “how it ought be.”
This is not good.
When we’re stuck:
We don’t move on to what the Lord wants next from us. That’s disobedience.
We don’t recognize His love and sovereignty in prodding us along. That’s ingratitude.
Paul
God rarely explains why He says “No,” but, with Paul, the Lord told him “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)
Paul then rejoiced: “Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)
What am I going to do? What are you doing to do?
Let’s Not Be Stuck
Let’s not be stuck.
- Let’s praise Him for His steadfast love.
- Let’s thank Him for continuing to make us more like Christ.
- Let’s thank Him for new opportunities.
God says to us: Move on, Beloved.
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