Where Are We Going Lord?

Isaiah 50:7  Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will  not be disgraced.  Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do His will.  And I know that I will not be put to shame.  

Psalm 23:2  He lets me rest in green meadows;  He leads me beside peaceful streams.

What do these two verses have in common?  I'm working on that!  Both verses stood out to me this past week.  When that happens I know God is creating a path for me to follow His directions, plans, corrections or instructions in my little part of the world.

Jesus has something in mind He wants me to discover.  I'm pretty sure the search for His heart is part of the plan.  Sometimes it unfolds in a major burst of light, but for me it's mostly little bits at a time, flicker by flicker until I have the "aha" moment.

I know part of this walk is the reminder that God is for me and on my side.  In my last entry I spoke on how I was feeling like God really wasn't for me.  I felt like He was distant and disinterested.  I felt set adrift and set apart from His protection and care.  So the first stones on this path were the song I posted and the fact that He wanted me praising and thanking instead of complaining and worrying.

Then came these verses. Seeing the first part of Isaiah 50:7..."The Lord helps me" was confirmation I was on the right road.  Stone number two!  Step by step I walk into the will of my heavenly Father.
My job is to be determined, and to persevere and to praise.  Okay, so I am getting the steps right!

Stone number three....as I do my part, then comes the rest, the peaceful streams of refreshment and meadows of stillness.  In these meadows, I find the peace of God's care, I no longer doubt or feel cut off.  It's a place of sure-ness  

I know there is more to this road.  I have just started out and as I keep walking in what I am being shown, the next steps will appear.  More God visits!  Oh, to have the patience and diligence I need for this journey!

Lord, thank You.  Please keep me walking.  I ask that You encourage all who are weary to keep following Your lead.  Encourage their hearts that You are with them...You never forsake us, never give up, never abandon the works of Your hand.  Sometimes it may seem we are alone, but that is never the truth.  We can never fall too far from Your love.

Find one promise in the Bible today and grab on to it.  Don't let go...it's for you!!

Hebrews 13:5b  ...I will never fail you.  I will never abandon you.

Philippians 1:6  And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

1 Thessalonian 5:23-24  Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.  God will make this happen, for He who calls you is faithful.