Ok, I really know my limitations… however I seldom heed them. I’ve never been one to say I can’t (or won’t) do something. If it needs doing, I’m going to do it or figure out how to do it if it takes me all day. The only exception in small engines… can’t seem to figure out how to keep them going long term… but everyone has to have a stopping off place somewhere! Along with this I’m tethered to the issue of being a “fixer”. So… when I see something that is not right, even if it’s not my responsibility, I get after it…
So, when it comes to seeing God’s will, it’s never really been difficult for me. Even hearing God’s voice that says, “Go” and “Do”seems easy for me. I jump right in and try and make it happen. My real difficulty is in waiting on God to tell me HOW He wants it done. You see, I believe that God speaks to us to show us (1) what He wants done and (2) when He wants it done. I also BELIEVE God speaks to us and tells us HOW He wants it done….There is where the rubber meets the road for me. As my title states, I’m a “Ready, FIRE, Aim” kinda guy. If I had been Joshua having just crossed the Jordan River into the Promise Land, and God said, “I want you to take the city of Jericho”. I would have said, “Yes Sir” and gotten the men together with it’s shovels and pick axes and we would have started chopping on that wall. God chose to do something quite miraculous on that hot desert floor. He told Joshua to take the city, take it now…but then he said, “March around it seven times….(you know the story) blow the trumpets and the walls will tumble down and the city will by theirs! Would we have both gotten to the city? Absolutely… my resolve would have had me chopping on the wall till it broke through! But who would get the glory? In Joshua’s case, there is only one that can get the Glory for what they accomplished. For me, I would get all the glory, and God would have been left out all together.
So, here I sit. I have a kitchen to build, and water purifiers to test and develop, both before 2017 begins… My inner self says to go and do… my heart tells me to wait on God. I did take matters in my own hands with the bus… and we almost lost it to a engine fire… pretty scary (you need to ask me sometime!). My initial thought was how should we go about it? Karol needs her kitchen. God says, “Wait on me”. The water needs to be tested. God says, “Wait on Me”. I happen to be a pretty active listener… I want to “go and do”, when God says to “Sit and Pray”. Following God’s lead is hard!
One of my favorite songs is here. Thanks for following and joining me on my journey to follow God’s lead….

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