A recent devotional from www.InTouch.org
prompted me to examine how I handle the obstacles in my life. Referring to
the story of 12 spies, Numbers 13:25-14:10, it basically asked to whom am I
listening and trusting; the 10 pessimistic discouragers or the two optimistic
encouragers.

When the Hebrew children heard the terrifying description of the 10, "…all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night. All the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness! Why is the Lord bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? …would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?’” Numbers 14:1-3 NASB
Earlier on their journey to the Promised Land, they stood
between the Red Sea and Pharaoh’s army they of course thought they were doomed.
“There’s no time to go around it. We can’t go over it. And I’m certainly not
going to swim through it. We’re all going to die right here and now.”
So I asked: “Where is my focus? Is it on God’s promise or
the obstacles causing me to work harder to reach the promises?”

So what do we do? Should we go around, over, under, or through them? Can we
move them out of the way? Or wait for God to part them as He did the Red Sea?
Seek the
Lord. Ask Him. Just don’t run away
from them.

Stay the course. Keep the faith focus.
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