Experiencing God's Leadership

For some time now we have been discussing many subjects that are fascinating to me. Things like, is God really in control ? Does God depend on us for His plan to work in our life ? Does God provide us every ounce of what we need at all times ?

We have been talking about the subject of believing. I think for some of us we think that God has placed it in our hands for us to believe. Sometimes we can forget the simple things that are put before us to see the truth. God has requested that we deny our self on many occasions throughout the word. For me to think that God has left it up to me to believe would put me in direct conflict of this truth. If it takes my ability to believe, then God can only have power in my life if I allow Him. I want you to understand that I am talking about a person who has come to know Jesus as their personal Saviour. Those of us who have become a child of God have a different source that leads us. God has taken on the entire responsibility of turning each of us into what He desires. He has a masterful plan for each of us that He will accomplish.

This brings me to the title of this blog, experiencing God's leadership. I don't ever want to make light of studying God's word, but there is a lot more to what God does in our life through studying His word than just studying His word. For many of us, we have become scholars in being able to recite God's word, yet there seems to be very little power in it. We spend much time trying to convince those around us including our self that we have power in His word. We can become troubled when we stand on the truth and speak the truth, but see very little results. I have come to the conclusion that having the knowledge of God without experiencing God is somewhat of a futile exercise of our minds trying to convince us to believe. It can become troublesome and tiresome trying to keep our self where we think God wants us to be.

In these next few verses I hope that the Holy Spirit can capture our spirit and lead us into a place of peace and confidence that we have never experienced before. As I look back over my life there has been many things take place. At best, I was always trying to figure out what for and why? Because of what God has allowed me to see and experience, I now know that God intends for us to become what He designed each of us for. You see, God never gives up. Who He is, will always be. What He desires, will always happen. God truly knows what is best for each of us and will see to it that we understand it. Over the years I have made much money. More than most. I had a problem though, I did not respect what money was or who's it was. Money really had no value to me. I usually could always make a boat load of it any time I wanted to. Therefor, I spent it foolishly on anything I desired to have. Not only that, I justified it by abusing God's word to make it alright. Over the years God tried to assist me in being able to see what He felt about money and how He wanted to use it. Instead, in each trial I would fall prey to my on desires. Each time I did, I would fall further and further behind. I found myself constantly playing catch up just trying to get even. Then it got even worse, it wasn't just trying to play catch up, it was just trying to survive. Until one day, I looked around and I could not believe where I was at financially. I had gotten to the point that I couldn't even afford to put gas in my car to get around in. I was scrounging around counting my loose change just to come up with $5.00 for gas. It got worse. I didn't have enough money for food for my family. We started eating all kinds of things just for nourishment. I couldn't pay our rent for us live in a small house. Was close to being thrown out on the street several times with no place to go. Let me explain this a little better. You have seen people's belongings and furniture out on the side of the road, that is where we were at.

Now, lets get to the good stuff. God intended for me to understand what His money is all about and whose money it was and what He wanted me to do with it. God had no intention of allowing me and my family to fail, but He did intend for His desire to be understood. Now, because of what He allowed me to experience, His word provided power that I had never known before. I am convinced that we must experience God and not just know Him. This experience comes from our Father only. He allows us to be in certain situations so that we can experience His truth in a way that is impossible by only reading His word.

Here is some more good stuff. Once our Father has taught us the lesson He wants us to learn, those struggles in that particular area will go away and no longer hinder us the way it used to. He has brought us out of it's ability to do so. He has given us victory in that particular battle. On to the next one until He eliminates each and every one of them. When these things approach us, don't be dismayed, remember that God is busy about trying to assist us in providing us a victory. He will prevail and in the end, it will all be worth it. God wants us to understand that we can count on Him and to never count on ourselves for anything. That includes believing. God will supply us the strength to believe, IT'S HIS THAT HE SUPPLIES, NOT OURS. We can count on Him to get the job done.

I finish with this, the most important event that will take place in any of our lives, will be the decision to accept Jesus as our personal Saviour. From that point on God takes over and becomes our leader and Master. He becomes our Father eternally. And we can have confidence in it because it is sustained in the work and accomplishment of what Jesus did for us. God is not counting on you and me to hold onto what He provided us in Jesus. He let Jesus do it all. Praise the Lord!!! Let every day be an exciting one full of experiencing God in His greatness, knowing that God is on the job at all times watching out over yours and my well being. We cannot fail, not because of our ability, but because of what and who Jesus is!!! Our Father will see us through. You can count on it.

God is great and perfect,
Stan