Up and Down mountains

Posted: January 26, 2011 in General

If I stay awake another 2 hours, I would be awake a full 24 hours! Cool! hahaha!

It was interesting to be woken up by God at 5am (after sleeping at about 130am). I was wide awake and read the Daily Walk portion for the day. Then I prayed for a whole bunch of people. By then it was about 615am.  Thought that would be good time an hour nap. No can do! It appeared my dear heavenly father had other plans for me which involved praying more! I complied and did remind Him that it was cyberjaya day and that sleep would generally be needed :D

Nevertheless, He did not take up my suggestion of sleep! But as usual, He knows best :D I am still wide awake and energized even after the cyber cells, visitation and a counselling session after cell. It is really interesting how the Lord is beginning to unfold His plan, now that I have surrendered the planning aspect of my life! I mean I still do plan things like my journeys, routes and have my to do list (that is one thing He realizes is pretty useful so no need to relinquish that!). A cell leader who had told some others that she was waiting to see me cos she wanted to quit finally had her chance to see me after cell. This was a long awaited meeting because I never had the time or peace to see her prior to this. This was one of the many He led me to pray for. Lo and behold! With such exuberance, she bubbles and overflows with testimonies and stories of victory. She said she was ready to call it quits, but the Lord stopped her and filled her and the rest is history! I did not have to say or do anything except shout HALLELUJAH and pray for her as we parted ways! Jesus Rocks!

I try to plan, but leave the directing to my Abba Father! He is the coolest and the smartest too!

Today’s DWB reading tickled my funny bone. Moses had just come up the mountain to meet with God, when he was asked to go down a mountain (again) to ensure the people don’t come up. Moses tried to argue, “but they have been told already”. Yet the Lord said, “go anyway”. (my own w ords!). Why did God make an 80 year old man go up and down a mountain (MOUNTAIN….Read: Not stairs but mountain!!!) ? Obedience has a price. Sometimes its physical endurance and other times it could be financial endurance, or something else. God knew He was pressing Moses beyond normal physical limits, but there was a greater lesson of obedience by Moses and the importance of obeying instructions was highlighted to the people by Moses. The people had to learn that the holiness of the Lord was not to be taken lightly and neither was obedience to an unseen God.

So whilst I laughed imagining Moses huffing and puffing, I knew I would have complained more and tried to push the Lord further to prevent another tedious trip. Hmm.. how many times have I done this very thing? It is easy to justify as Moses tried, but its important to always be able to realize when self justification takes place of obedience. !
*selah*

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