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God is doing a new thing.
“This is what the LORD says – He who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty water… ‘Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.’” Isaiah 43:16, 18-19 Have you ever had a scripture verse keep reappearing in devotions you read or in articles you read? God gave me this scripture at the beginning of the year this year and I can’t tell you how many times it has reappeared. This year is going to be a year of change for me as I contemplate retirement. I have always been a person who likes a well thought out schedule, sticky notes that reminded me of all the “to do’s” I have to do on a certain day, a calendar at work as well as on the refrigerator at home, and a calendar on my phone with a reminder that sounds at the time things are supposed to take place. This retirement thing is all new territory for me. So as I think about what the future really looks like I keep asking God to show me just what I can expect in the days ahead. I keep hoping for a billboard from heaven that has it all mapped out for me; however, I haven’t seen any billboard magically appear along the roadway. But what I have encountered is that still small voice that speaks ever so gentle in my spirit that has given me a deep settled peace. I was praying about something again that I have been praying about for the past year and asking God to please just show me that I am headed in the right direction because what we have been praying for has taken so long for all the pieces to fall into place. There are still some missing pieces that we are still waiting for confirmation on. So on my way to work yesterday I was talking to the Lord again about this issue and asking Him again for a sign, any sign that He was still working on our behalf in this. I didn’t see any billboards along the highway but almost every song that came on the radio that morning had a promise from the Lord in it. Great is thy Faithfulness…, you have come too far to turn back now…, when you can’t see the results just know God is working in the background…, don’t give up now…give it all to Jesus…, etc. That still small voice that ever so gently says, “I’m making a way.” Then this morning as I opened my devotional for today, here was this familiar verse from Isaiah 43 again. Just another confirmation that God has it all under control. I know that I can fully trust Him in whatever lies ahead. I know God hasn’t removed my calling, just maybe changing what all it will look like as I continue to know He is doing a new thing in my life. I will always be a pastor, just maybe not in the capacity I am today. And I will keep listening to the still small voice as He keeps sending me confirmation along the way. God is capable. God is creative. God is carving a new way for me. Praise His name! Blessings, Pastor Fran
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