hesitation can be the thing that breaks you the most as God works to develop the best in you. it can be crazy because hesitation demonstrates who's in control. gen 19:16 teaches that lot hesitated; it should have cost him and his home their lives. later on in that verse, we read the words that God was merciful and he got them out. when God speaks, we should act. when we hesitate to act on what we know to be from God, it shows how much we don't trust. does God truly have the best in mind for his people? yes. do we always live like we believe that? no.
i often believe that God calls our attention to get us out of areas or places where we should no longer be. sodom was that place for lot; God called him to leave. i believe that he knew it and yet there was something so charming about the place that made him hesitate. he stopped for a moment to reconsider his options. is it really better out there?
is it really? if God calls you 'out there,' then yes...it has to be. thank goodness for his mercy; for those second chances of redeeming our mistakes, our unwise choices, our hesitations.
why do you think we hesitate to go out there?
why do you think we always reconsider things when we know that God is leading us to a better place, to a place where he's waiting for us?
2 comments:
Fear.
Fear of the unknown. Fear of leaving a "comfort zone". Fear of failure.
We might hear God calling us to take action, but our fear makes us hesitate to do His will. It takes courage to take action, and our fear keeps us cowardly.
At least for me! ;)
yep, like merari said, i think its definitely fear.
and like I've been thinking lately, fear that is brough about by doubting whether or not it's what God wants.
I guess it proves what little faith we have, huh?
:) great post.
glad i found you on this blogger thing...
and thanks for everything. you know... :)
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