Often when I have hiked I have come to a place where I am not sure where the trail goes. It seems like there is a Y in the trail and I am not sure which to follow. I make a choice and hope it is the right one then farther on down the trail a bit I see the blaze right there that says, “you made the right choice, you followed the right path.” There is a wave of relief that passes over me and I become more confident that I chose correctly.
I have been here recently, spiritually speaking.
There was a choice to make that God set before us. We made that choice and even though we started walking on the trail we chose, I had not seen a distinct blaze to confirm our choice. Oh, there were several places where we saw the residue of blazes that were faint but I asked God to let me see one that I could not miss. A blaze of confirmation that was freshly painted and left no room for doubt. I did not want to carry the added burden of stress from doubt anymore.
In the last 3 days, God brought me into his service in a way I did not seek. GOD brought it to me. I trusted him and accepted the challenge he laid before me. He PREPARED ME to accomplish the task without me realizing it. I was in the midst of the serving before he revealed just how he had prepared me for my task. I approached it completely relying on HIS strength and ability and he came through as he always does when you are doing what he asks of you. Jesus is so faithful to enable us to fulfill HIS mission which he calls us to do.
“I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry…” ~1 Tim. 1:12
Now, I am praising Jesus for showing me that Blaze of Confirmation, that freshly painted mark on the tree that tells us that we chose the right side of the Y in the trail.
