I just got back from walking around my block. Not my neighborhood, but the block of life in which I live. Ever have God take you for a walk around your block?
This is what happened: I've been facing a fairly big life situation that spills over into several arenas of my existence. I've been doing pretty good at acknowledging Him rather than leaning on my own understanding and have even been holding myself accountable by seeking wise counsel. Yet, obstacles were still presenting themselves and I just wasn't sensing peace; but I knew God was trying to show me something. I just couldn't see it yet, so my heavenly Father decided to take me for a walk.
On this walk, I was still processing, discussing and even pursuing; however, God put some "unexpecteds" in my way to jolt my brain, to get me out of my mental rut. As we continued to traverse familiar yet somehow new terrain, these "unexpecteds" started to impact my thinking and served to remind me (or teach me) of Him. It's not that I was wrong but that God wanted to share this leg of the journey with me, to reveal to me that my better was still short of His best.
As I said, I just got back from one of these walks and God was so amazing and faithful. Imagine that. This walk was about a 9 month walk - pretty big block, huh? But you know what? God is an affirming God. Each step I took was received with affirmation. Not affirmation like, "God job, son!" but affirmation of HIS best, even in the aftermath of my worst. If my step was in line with His best, He affirmed with peace, joy, sometimes tangible blessing and always with the opportunity for another step. If I stepped off-center to His best, He still affirmed but used difficulty, frustration or confusion to slow me down.
I'm learning more and more to enjoy walking around the block with my Lord. It's a lot better than be a block-head.
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