Day 40- Enjoy the Ride
It’s my final day of this journey,
well for posting anyway, so I figured I should finish
up 1 Samuel since I was so close to the end.
To summarize it simply, David waited
on and listened to God and was delivered from the
Philistines. God allowed him to recover his own and
his men’s families that had been taken hostage
by the Amalekites. Saul on the other hand was being
overrun by the Philistines. His sons were killed and
he was wounded by the archers. Saul was afraid of
what the Philistines would do to him so he asked his
armorbearer to kill him, but he wouldn’t. So
Saul ended up falling on his own sword.
I had a lot of prayer time this morning
and reflection on what I had learned. One of the first
and most important things I learned was the importance
of God’s Word- really knowing what it says (not
just what people try to tell me it says) and what
it means to not just know the Word, but to live it
out in my life. I’ve learned that in order to
have an actual relationship with God, I need to understand
who God is, what His character is like, how much He
loves me (that He would send His Son to die for me!)
and how He wants me to return His love. In order to
know and do all these things, I need to know and understand
His Word. And when I talk to Him, I also need to listen
and wait for His response. A relationship involves
both parties communicating.
I’ve also had more light shed
on the fact that I am not in control of everything,
even when I try to yank the steering wheel where I
want it to go. Usually when I do this I end up crashing.
I’m learning even more that I need to trust
that God knows where He’s taking me, and He’ll
get there taking the route that will bring glory to
Him. I need to figure out how to stay strapped into
my seat in the passenger side and keep my arms off
the steering wheel. But in the passenger seat on our
road trip, I know God wants to have some heart-to-heart
talks, share memories and getting excited about what’s
next. I know God will allow me from time to time to
stick my head out the window and enjoy the wind in
my face, but if He sees a storm coming, I know He’ll
pull me back inside even when I don’t want to.
God knows where He’s taking me, and sometimes
He even lets me look at the map to try and figure
it out. Most of the time, though He says, “Laura,
just sit back and enjoy the ride with Me. Don’t
worry; I know the way.”
Lord,
Thank You so much for these 40 days digging in Your
Word and growing closer to You! I know this journey
will not end just because the posting is. Thank You
for this great kick start in accountability, and thank
You for the excitement I now have to read and learn
more about You! I’m not sure where this journey
is going, but You know the road ahead, You know the
destination, and I can’t think of a better Driver.
I know there will be stops and starts on this road,
laughing and crying, but boy do I love a good adventure!
Thank You Lord!
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
