I wanted to share a little excerpt from my Bible study I have still been working on from this past summer.... Breaking Free by Beth Moore. I am nearing the end of it and it makes me sad because this one has been so good. I may just go back through it again!!!
In thinking of what I wrote yesterday about walking in our own shoes, I was reminded of another "walk" and that is walking with the Lord. Here is what Beth wrote about in one of the days I just studied. It has been something I have thought on ever since:
Walking with God in the pursuit of daily obedience is the sure means of fulfilling each of His wonderful plans. Imagine in heaven God lovingly shows you His plan for your earthly life. You see footprints walking through each day.
On many of the days, two sets of footprints appear.
You inquire: "Father, are those my footprints every day, and is the second set of prints when You joined me?"
He answers, "No, My precious child. The consistent footprints are Mine. The second set of footprints are when you joined Me."
"Where were You going, Father?"
"To the destiny I planned for you, hoping you'd follow."
"But, Father, where are my footprints all those times?"
"Sometimes you went back to look at old resentments and habits. Sometimes, you departed from My path and chose your own instead. Other times, your footprints can even be seen on another person's path because you liked their plan better. At other times, you simply stopped because you would not let go of something you could not take with you."
"But even if I didn't walk with You every day, we ended up OK, didn't we?"
He holds you close and smiles, "Yes, child, we ended up OK. But, you see, OK was never what I had in mind for you."
"Father, what are those golden treasure boxes on certain days?"
"Blessings, My child, I had for you along the way. Those that are open are those you received. Those still closed were days you did not walk with Me."
I don't know about you, but that hit home. Makes me realize that God loves me so much and just wants me to follow the path He has laid out for me whether it is hard or not. When I leave His side I miss out on so many blessings He has in store for me.
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I'm just starting this study with a group of ladies. We're going over chapters 6 & 7 this week. As this is my first Beth Moore study, I don't have a lot of background on her style. I like what I'm reading so far. Great to have confirmation from another traveler.
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