And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee. Gen 33:12
For years, in the last days of the last month, I had been in the habit of purging; a shaking loose of sorts. Folks who are different in spirit or character than you or are not walking in the same vein as you, or honestly, those who I’ve come to call leechy. Those who extract the very life out of you; continuously draining and constantly weighing you down; disturbing your peace, robbing your joy and disrupting the very harmony of life, even when they mean well or perhaps have no clue as to what they are actually doing. You’ll find that along this journey and everyone you encounter won’t get to travel with you or accompany you and most often, they weren’t meant to. There must be a parting of ways for some and some things,in order to continue effectively to do God’s will.
In this story of two brothers, it tells of two different personalities and with very different journeys in life. In this chapter, after many years of separation, Jacob attempts to make peace. Esau was receptive and genuinely wanted the same. With great intentions, Esau was very gracious in his offer to guide his brother as he and his family traveled through the land. But Jacob knew that even with Esau’s gesture to do the right thing by offering to go before him and lead the way, he did not want to disturb the harmony they’d experienced by being led of God. He wanted to continue on in the peaceful journey that he had thus far for the safety of his family and his livestock. Also, knowing that God’s faithfulness and favor towards him was enough to be the very powerful and capable guide that he needed to continue to the place where He had called him to be.
As we enter this New Year, we must have the same mindset as we travel on this new journey. We must know that the Lord will go before us, lead us at His pace, guide us with His wisdom, secure us with Spirit and govern us by His hand. He is concerned with caring for us, like Jacob was concerned for his family and his flock. The Lord won’t overload us or overdrive us, but gently and Masterfully oversee us, as we move according to His leading. Even when there are gestures from others offering to accompany you, do not allow them to disturb the harmony that’s produced by being led of God. There will be some that we will encounter along the way to help us but know that God is your ultimate guide; be lead of Him and move in Him.
I am excited about the new things He has planned for me in this New Year and I am excited about what He is doing presently and at the glimpse He’s given me for what’s in store. Last year’s obstacles, bumps, lumps, and pain along the way, were only the preparation for this year’s journey. Truly, I have experienced what it means to go from strength to strength and from faith to faith (Romans 1:17). We often speak of the burdens being to hard to bear and that the Lord won’t put any more on us than we can bear, however, I understand that if God didn’t think we could bear it, He wouldn’t put it on us and if we would but trust Him and have faith that He is in control of all things, that no matter how painful or how hard it may seem, we could bear it because we would know that it is for our good. Something to be said about, Father knowing best and God knows us better than we know ourselves. He made us didn’t He? So, it would stand to reason that He would know all about us and how much we can and cannot take. If we would believe and trust that, we could save ourselves some grief. I’m a witness!
I like what the verse says and I hear the Lord saying to us today, “Let us get started on our journey, and I will go before you.” With His leading, and with us letting Him lead, what an adventure this journey will be!
It’s a New Year and it’s a new journey… let’s get started!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
For years, in the last days of the last month, I had been in the habit of purging; a shaking loose of sorts. Folks who are different in spirit or character than you or are not walking in the same vein as you, or honestly, those who I’ve come to call leechy. Those who extract the very life out of you; continuously draining and constantly weighing you down; disturbing your peace, robbing your joy and disrupting the very harmony of life, even when they mean well or perhaps have no clue as to what they are actually doing. You’ll find that along this journey and everyone you encounter won’t get to travel with you or accompany you and most often, they weren’t meant to. There must be a parting of ways for some and some things,in order to continue effectively to do God’s will.
In this story of two brothers, it tells of two different personalities and with very different journeys in life. In this chapter, after many years of separation, Jacob attempts to make peace. Esau was receptive and genuinely wanted the same. With great intentions, Esau was very gracious in his offer to guide his brother as he and his family traveled through the land. But Jacob knew that even with Esau’s gesture to do the right thing by offering to go before him and lead the way, he did not want to disturb the harmony they’d experienced by being led of God. He wanted to continue on in the peaceful journey that he had thus far for the safety of his family and his livestock. Also, knowing that God’s faithfulness and favor towards him was enough to be the very powerful and capable guide that he needed to continue to the place where He had called him to be.
As we enter this New Year, we must have the same mindset as we travel on this new journey. We must know that the Lord will go before us, lead us at His pace, guide us with His wisdom, secure us with Spirit and govern us by His hand. He is concerned with caring for us, like Jacob was concerned for his family and his flock. The Lord won’t overload us or overdrive us, but gently and Masterfully oversee us, as we move according to His leading. Even when there are gestures from others offering to accompany you, do not allow them to disturb the harmony that’s produced by being led of God. There will be some that we will encounter along the way to help us but know that God is your ultimate guide; be lead of Him and move in Him.
I am excited about the new things He has planned for me in this New Year and I am excited about what He is doing presently and at the glimpse He’s given me for what’s in store. Last year’s obstacles, bumps, lumps, and pain along the way, were only the preparation for this year’s journey. Truly, I have experienced what it means to go from strength to strength and from faith to faith (Romans 1:17). We often speak of the burdens being to hard to bear and that the Lord won’t put any more on us than we can bear, however, I understand that if God didn’t think we could bear it, He wouldn’t put it on us and if we would but trust Him and have faith that He is in control of all things, that no matter how painful or how hard it may seem, we could bear it because we would know that it is for our good. Something to be said about, Father knowing best and God knows us better than we know ourselves. He made us didn’t He? So, it would stand to reason that He would know all about us and how much we can and cannot take. If we would believe and trust that, we could save ourselves some grief. I’m a witness!
I like what the verse says and I hear the Lord saying to us today, “Let us get started on our journey, and I will go before you.” With His leading, and with us letting Him lead, what an adventure this journey will be!
It’s a New Year and it’s a new journey… let’s get started!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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