Here is What it Looks Like: April 18, 2008

As promised here is an example for you to actually see how it looks step-by-step. This sample is from my own person bible study that i’m in for writer’s.

Step One: Read God’s Word.

Moses answered, “What if they don’t believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?” Then the Lord said to him, “What is in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.

Step Two: What does God’s Word say. List the facts.

1. “What if”
2. Not believe me or listen
3. What is that in your hand
4. A staff

Step Three: What does God’s Word mean. Learn the lessons.

1. “What if”- Moses asked the Lord a question. Which to me meant that he was comfortable enough with Him in a relationship that showing his flaws, in this case momentary lack of trust or he thought he was inadequate. It’s okay to come to the Lord with my character flaws.
2. Not believe me or listen- The truth is NOT ALL people are going to hear and receive the message. I need to come to terms with that. Not all people are the fertile soil spoken of.
3. A staff- Webster’s definition was that this was that a staff was a symbol of authority. Which makes sense because the shepards had staffs too. They guided and rescued their flocks with a staff. Perhaps the Lord was reminding Moses that he was the Lord’s staff. The (A) man that the Lord chose to lead and spiritually direct His flock (the Israelites). What i mean is that the Lord might have been trying to tell moses (and us) that He can work through us and bring His flock to Him. Not that it’s us- it’s Him through us.

Step 4: What does God’s Word mean to me? Listen to His voice. 

1. Why does what if matter? What if… I don’t do it and then i miss an opportunity that the Lord gave me. What if… i miss the blessing. What if i miss the lesson. Don’t what if Heather!
2. The harsh reality is that yeah some people that know me are gonna think i’ve gone madd or flipped my lid. Does what the world or my family thinks really matter? Do i serve them or a Mighty God? Do i love the Lord because if i do then of course the world is gonna resent me?!
3. What’s in my hand- a pen, a keyboard, a phone, a note, a book, an opportunity, a microphone? What ever God has put into my hand is what i can and should use for His Glory. In this particular case… it’s the keyboard. So i write. I write of His love for me, His restoration, His works, His answers to prayer, His call to me, My leaping from the proverbial boat, and on &  on it goes.
4. Staff. I am a tool in the hands of the Lord. May he use me, mold me, and shape me into whatever His heart desires. An may i not resist the process and just melt in the presence of His Holiness.

Step Five: Live it out!

Put my questions to the side, do as the Lord asks, if you think i’m nuts or you love me it won’t matter, and whatever the Lord puts into my hand today i’ll use. May it be for Your Glory Lord! Help me to focus on You more and the world less, silence my what if’s, and help me to be faithful to your call to me each day. So that i bring you a speck of the Glory you so richly deserve!