Absolutely Amazing

Is God still amazing you? Has he changed?

Lets read Joshua 3:9, and remember a time when God promised to do amazing things among his people.

"Joshua told the people, 'consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you."

Why do we look back in time and see differences in the wonder-working power of God among his people? Individually, I know that there are times of testing and trail and in those times my own faith is proven. I understand and accept that. But I never want to confuse those times with the reality that sometimes it could be my personal agenda, my abilities, or my anxiety that stand in the way of me seeing and experiencing God's amazing presense.

The first obstacle that trips us up is agenda. At times we all find ourselves struggling with God's agenda verses our own agenda. I believe God's agenda for our lives is found in the word of God. God's purposes if they are done in God's way are going to receive God's supply. We have to be careful of attitudes or actions that go against God's word.

So the first obstacle at times is agenda. The second obstacle is our own ability. Staying inside of our comfort zone. Only attempting what we know we can do. Following God in God's way is a risk and it will often lead us to places where we are very uncomfortable. If we fail to risk our Christianity becomes human sized, bland and boring, a toy-sized version of the real thing.

We will not see God's amazing things until we hear and respond to God's challenge, see his agenda and step toward him in that direction.

The third thing that gets in our way is anxiety. Fulfilling God's agenda with God's ability is scary at times. It is supposed to be. Courage is not action in the absense of fear. It is action in the face of fear. It is faithfully acting even though am afraid. It is consciously obeying the orders as I have understood them even though I do not understand how that will accomplish the task.

We must be found faithful even above looking sucessful. We must be willing to lay down our pride and accept that at times God is going to take us places that make us lean on him. That way, in the end, He is the one people notice working through our lives in "absolutley amazing" ways.

To Him be all honor and glory and praise