Deuteronomy 2:1-3:29Luke 6:12-38
Psalm 67:1-7
Proverbs 11:27
Deuteronomy 2- 1 Then we turned back and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea, as the LORD had directed me. For a long time we made our way around the hill country of Seir. 2 Then the LORD said to me, 3 "You have made your way around this hill country long enough; now turn north.
Is it just me, or does this verse make it sound like God is just letting them walk for a while one direction and then walk for a while another? Of course, we know that they wandered for forty years. A great deal of wandering is just walking around I suppose. It does make me think however... "Why does God lead us on the path that he leads us?" Think about any time in your life where you truly were letting him lead you. Weren't there many detours, round-a-bouts, and dead ends along the way? Didn't at times you just wanna grab the wheel and start driving, convinced that you could get to the destination much faster? However, being lead by God, it was almost as if you had to jump through a few hoops and take a few difficult roads unnecessarily. That's what it is to follow God. Because God knows that it's not just the destination, but the road to get there that matters. God is about building character, not just about giving us what we desire. So, the road sometimes looks a little rugged. It's ok! It is still crucial to be lead by him. When we do so, we may just discover that we find something greater than the destination at the end. We may just find ourselves!
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