Where have I been? If you look at blog posting dates, which I do, you will notice a big gap in publication. What has been going on for the last 6 months that prevented me from posting? God gave me a wonderfully, terrifying image that will explain just that.
I’m sitting in a boat and there’s water in the bottom. I’m trying to use a teaspoon to funnel out the water. In all the striving to get free, I’ve taken on more and more water. There’s not a hole in the boat, it seems to be coming in over the sides. One would suggest to get something larger to funnel out the water, but it’s not about the tool. It’s about the strife. The effort I’m putting into something that God says “let me.” I have moved my focus from Him to what is around me.
I started to check boxes to my obedience and stopped actively surrendering everything to Him.
Ouch. That hurts! I feel a little foolish saying this out loud! And to top that, I was believing a lie that my efforts weren’t making a difference.
Y’all God sat me down and said “You have no reason not to put your assignment first. You have no one stopping you from publishing the revelation that comes from me. You own the website! Get to writing!”. So no matter how messy, or nonsensical these posts may come out- they’re coming! I’m not sitting in this boat, bailing myself out with a teaspoon alone. God is with me.
To continue with that momentum, God has also showed me how the enemy is moving about us like a pinball machine. They are bouncing from one to another, staying where ‘sin’ is possible or moving on to where the efforts have a more favorable outcome. I’ve learned recently that temptation leads to sin, but there’s a pause in making that choice. Nothing can force us to ‘sin’ the possibility is presented to us; we weigh the options or not, and then we act. Isn’t it fascinating how God designed us to work. He gave us freewill to do as we choose- but also laid in the groundwork to make us pause to consider the consequences. Now, whether or not we take that into consideration is a choice in its self. It takes a full circle.
Our creator knew us so well that He anticipates everything that could be thrown at us and has weighted all the possible outcomes. He’s that good!
Have a blessed Tuesday!
Tabi