A "Radical" Life
Striving to live a life less-ordinary.

your plans vs. Gods plans

So I was reading this morning about the Israelites as they were about to FINALLY reach the promised land. Did you know that there were two tribes of people that literally came up to Moses and said, "Hey, we like it here. We don't want to go to the promised land. Can we just stay where we're at?" And Moses basically said, "as long as you come with us to help fight and take over Canaan, then okay." "But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out." (Numbers 32:23) Come on! I mean, really? You and your people were promised this amazing land by God Himself 40 years ago, you're almost there and you say, "Nah. I like it here. It's good land for our cattle." But that's exactly what they did. Look at the maps at the back of your Bible and you'll find the tribes of Gad and Reuben to the RIGHT of the Jordan river...aka, the land God did NOT promise them. Don't get me wrong, they didn't SIN by doing this. They just missed out on God's blessing. They missed out on the incredible land God had promised them. After all He had done for them-delivering them from slavery, parting the Red Sea, leading them by fire at night and a cloud by day, making water come from a rock, and providing food that quite literally fell from the sky...they STILL thought they knew more than God. Idiots! What about you? You may not necessarily be "sinning" by choosing your path over His, but you you most definitely are missing out. Quit acting like your plan is better than His. Does He STILL need to prove Himself to you? Really? He knows more than you. Don't settle for YOUR plan. It's not as good as His. Just relax and go where He tells you to go.
Posted by THE SMITH FAMILY at Monday, March 08, 2010
2 comments:
Anonymous
March 12, 2010 at 8:02 PM

This is so true! How many times do I miss out because I don't do things his way.


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Jeremiah Smith

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I'm striving to live a life less-ordinary. As followers of Christ our lives should not look like everybody elses. We should be more giving, more loving, more passionate, more sure, more...radical. But we're not. We blend in and desperately want to fit in. This blog is my journey toward to a "radical" life that doesn't look like the rest of the world.


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