Trust God's Guidance
Trust God's Guidance | August 18th
A man named Jack was walking along a cliff one day when he accidentally got too close to the edge and fell. On the way down, he grabbed a branch, temporarily stopping his fall. He looked down and, to his horror, saw that the canyon fell straight down for more than a thousand feet. He couldn't hang onto the branch forever, and there was no way for him to climb up the steep wall of the cliff.
So Jack began yelling for help, hoping that someone passing by would hear him and lower a rope or something.
"HELP! HELP! Is anyone up there? HELP! He yelled for hours, but no one heard him. Then, finally, he was about to give up when he heard a voice.
"Jack, Jack. Can you hear me?" "Yes, yes! I can hear you. I'm down here!" "I can see you, Jack. Are you all right?" "Yes, but . . . Who are you, and where are you?" "I am the Lord, Jack. I'm everywhere." "The Lord? You mean GOD?" "That's Me."
"God, please help me! I promise I'll stop sinning if You get me down from here. I'll be a good person. I'll serve You for the rest of my life." "Easy on the promises, Jack. Let's just get you down from there; then we can talk. Now, here's what I want you to do. Listen carefully." "I'll do anything, Lord. Just tell me what to do." "Okay. Let go of the branch." "What?" "I said, let go of the branch. Just trust Me. Let go." There was a long silence. Then, finally, Jack yelled, "HELP! HELP! IS ANYONE ELSE UP THERE?"
Perhaps you can relate to our friend Jack. You want to know the will of God, but when He tells you what to do, you want option number 2! When He says, "Let go and trust Me with your life," it sounds complicated.
But Proverbs 3:5-7 tells us that when we release control, we find freedom and safety in His hands, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil."
Remember, trust God's guidance and leave the results to Him!
So Jack began yelling for help, hoping that someone passing by would hear him and lower a rope or something.
"HELP! HELP! Is anyone up there? HELP! He yelled for hours, but no one heard him. Then, finally, he was about to give up when he heard a voice.
"Jack, Jack. Can you hear me?" "Yes, yes! I can hear you. I'm down here!" "I can see you, Jack. Are you all right?" "Yes, but . . . Who are you, and where are you?" "I am the Lord, Jack. I'm everywhere." "The Lord? You mean GOD?" "That's Me."
"God, please help me! I promise I'll stop sinning if You get me down from here. I'll be a good person. I'll serve You for the rest of my life." "Easy on the promises, Jack. Let's just get you down from there; then we can talk. Now, here's what I want you to do. Listen carefully." "I'll do anything, Lord. Just tell me what to do." "Okay. Let go of the branch." "What?" "I said, let go of the branch. Just trust Me. Let go." There was a long silence. Then, finally, Jack yelled, "HELP! HELP! IS ANYONE ELSE UP THERE?"
Perhaps you can relate to our friend Jack. You want to know the will of God, but when He tells you what to do, you want option number 2! When He says, "Let go and trust Me with your life," it sounds complicated.
But Proverbs 3:5-7 tells us that when we release control, we find freedom and safety in His hands, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil."
Remember, trust God's guidance and leave the results to Him!
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