Sovereignty not Circumstance
Here we have the Israelites doing all these awesome things. They are striking fear in the ammorites, they are breaking down the walls of Jericho, entering the promised land with a bang! And then a man sins against the Lord and some thousands of Israelites were killed. First thing Joshua does is run straight to the ark of the Lord and tears his clothes, mourns, and falls face down. How upset he was. How failed he felt. How heartbroken he cried out. And then prays "why Lord?! Why bring us here to kill us?!" What joshua saw was the expectations he had of getting into the promised land change in circumstances. Because of one man sin that went unknown to Joshua, something Joshua was NOT expecting happens. Circumstances changed for joshua and he cries or feeling failed. He wants to TURN BACK! Because plan did not go accordingly Joshua wants out. "why would God do this to us? Why is He mad?" How quick joshua is to want to go backward!
I could relate. I see God moving I see God doing something I get excited, strategize and attack head on. Thinking that God is with me and we are gonna do some damage! But I don't BELIEVE it all the time. When my circumstances shift and the expectations I had get shot, quick I am to quit. To think maybe if I just didn't. Maybe God wasn't with me. I focus on the negativity in my new circumstance, but I forget God IS with me. I forget God is SOVEREIGN. That He is in control. Don't I remember all the Lord had brought me through? God parted the seas to get me where I am now, He will always make His way happen! If He can part the seas He can make a way for me! The God I serve is the same yesterday, today, and forever, when my expectations fail and circumstances shift I need to remember, it was never about me. It was about Him. It if His expectations and His circumstances, He's in control, He'll have His way. Him Him Him.
Heavenly Father, God forgive my foolishness sometimes, that I could last an expectation down for you to do your will. For being fearful of my circumstances rather than fear You. God thank you that you are always the same, so that when I fail and my surroundings fail you NEVER do. That's amazing. God I pray that when my circumstances shift you would put it in my mind to remember who you are. Help me to see that you are still at work and still in control. God it is never about me it is always about you Jesus. I pray that you would slap that into me Lord, help me to fail when I'm not with you because I don't wanna go ANYWHERE without you. I need you, I desire you, I long for you. I love you. In Jesus name I pray. AMEN!
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