“The waters that
come down from upstream,
and they shall
stand as a heap." Jos. 3:13
As with
the Jordan waters, one day, God will cause the anti-God streams of society to
“stand as a heap” and acknowledge Him for Who He is. Until that day, we each
have responsibility.
Take our 3
kids for example:
One’s in
high school, one’s in college, and one’s a college graduate in the work force.
Each is fearfully and wonderfully
made.
Each has an exclusive call on and divine
purpose in this life.
Each has unique instruction for
this specific season in life.
YET
Each of their environments is
distinctive.
Each of them has a unique
temperament, talents, abilities and life-stories.
And each has a daily choice to
believe or not to believe in God’s plan, and to take (or refuse to take) the
necessary steps to fulfill this plan.
~~And
although dad, mom and others offer great advice, our 3 must ultimately look to God for direction
navigating life and answer to God
for steps taken (or neglected).
The same
for each one of us.
With an
attitude of love and reverence to God, let’s choose to ‘live purposeful’, and celebrate
the Lord’s goodness in this life.
Even if
our disposition is ‘the quiet sort’, let’s be ‘deemed weird’ and dare to swim
upstream against the current of an ever-increasing anti-God society.
“The joy of the LORD is your
strength…celebrate with great joy.”
Neh. 8:10-12
Living for Him,
Shaun and Betsy
