Several women in our church attended the Women of Joy conference in Branson last weekend. We heard many great speakers including Priscilla Shirer. She touched on many key points during her study, but one in particular really stuck out and has hung back with me. I feel that it is really important that I share it with you in hopes that it will speak to you as well.
The "ah-ha" moment revolves around Exodus 19, especially verses 9-11 where it says, "And the Lord said to Moses, 'Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever.' So Moses told the words of the people to the Lord. Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.'"
God gives us two basic principles in this passage that He wants us to focus on...seeing and hearing. He commands us to "camp" or be still and wait for Him...wait to hear and see Him. Camp in the season...the season that we are in. Be still in the season...the season we are in.
Sometimes God wants us to go through the season that we are in completely without fast-forwarding to the next one. There are lessons to be learned, voices to be heard, things to be seen and often times the only way these things will occur is if we be still.
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How many times have I missed something special from God because I didn't wait for his voice. Our lives are so rushed to get to the place we believe we need to be. God's timing is what we should desire,' Be still and know.'
ReplyDeleteThe conference was great!!!Thanks FBC for making it possible. Wasn't Point of Grace great.
Sometimes the camping is so hard, but then camping has never been easy for me. I know that right now the wilderness that I am in at this point in my life is extremely hard, but my God is faithful and we will get through everthing as God sees fit. When it's my time to get to the mountain top the view of the valley will be well worth the "camping".
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