Stop Pray and Go

OK gang so I took a short sabbatical ….but I’m back…🙂
One of the best things that we can ever do for ourselves is learn through our struggles in life. Now of course struggles aren’t fun… That’s why they’re called struggles, but they’re very valuable if we allow them to do a good work in us!!! I’ve been reflecting on this vivid Image from way back years ago. I used to run track back when I was in school ….and I remember so crystal clear being at this big track meet, warming up and watching another race. There was this young girl running the 800m race coming around the final corners of her race and “hitting the wall”. Now, those of you that have ever run track or cross country or do marathons….you know what “hitting the wall” means! I can still to this day remember seeing her come around that 3rd corner of the track….her body striving, arms still trying to pump, legs still trying to move, trying to pick up her knees to run… her body was straining to move forward but physically she wasn’t hardly moving, it was like watching a movie in slow motion! It was extremely hot and humid that day and she just flat ran out of gas! Her body just flat said, ” I’m out”, “I’m done”!!! She collapsed to the ground in a heap of exhaustion!! My heart just broke for her. I wanted to run out onto the track and help her to the finish line. Do you ever feel like you’ve ” hit the wall” ? Like you’re striving and striving, your body is moving but you’re not going anywhere?? Like your body is screaming “I’m done”, your mind is overloaded and short circuiting?? Now, if you’re anything like me you push and push and strive and strive and never quit. Now, this can be a really great quality, but sometimes…..not so much!! Sometimes we can “strive” ourselves right out of the will of God, get ourselves overly busy doing things that we have no business doing… And flat run out of gas… and God WILL LET YOU strive, push, flounder around UNTIL you’re ready to hear him say stop!!!! 🙃
So, how’s that workin’ for ya? Are you ready to stop? Are you ready to hear from your Father what and when you should be doing things? After all, He does have a specific plan for your life! And He has a specific path way of getting there! I’m guessing His way might be the more fruitful one!!
Ya know that ol’ emergency fire call- stop, drop, and roll…..well, this is your emergency call….So today, when starting out your day…. STOP PRAY AND GO!!! 🙂 Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for GOOD and NOT DISASTER, to give you a future and a hope”!! Let’s be wise and slow down to walk directly with purpose rather than aimlessly in disaster!
SELAH!