Do we follow Him or does He follow us?…
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
I was thinking about it this morning as I was reading through John chapter 10. He is the Great Shepherd of the sheep and it says that we hear His voice and follow Him. So much of the time, we as humans don’t even consider that God might have a different plan for us than we have for ourselves. So we plan our day, our calendar, and ask the Lord to bless it. Then we go and live out our lives without too much thought about Him being there; until there’s trouble. Then we cry out to Him and wonder how God could let such things happen to us! We really need to be God followers. We need to ask the Lord about His thoughts and plans, His priorities, and then follow whatever He indicates to us. Our thoughts during the day should be, “Lord, what do you want me to do here?” and we should be ready to change our plans to accomodate. I had a dead car battery this morning, shortly after my devotions and before I hit the office. I had just prayed and told the Lord that I wanted to follow His plan for the day, even though mine was highly scheduled. I managed to get the car going with Tim’s help, and got it to the auto parts store where they confirmed it was the battery and got me going with a new one. I had a great conversation with the man who installed the new battery; one I wouldn’t have had if the car hadn’t died when it did. Was that the Lord’s plan? Absolutely! Yet not mine. I’m determined: Lord don’t let me live the life I plan out with my PDA, let me have the privilege of living alongside You and what You’re doing. Blessings on your day! PB
PS; tell me what’s wrong with the photo I’ve included here, as far as sheep and shepherds…
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