Even though…

MORNING THOUGHTS ☕️

Y’all. We have to keep talking about Deuteronomy 1.

I want you to think about this. God gave them the land. He told them to GO IN and OCCUPY it. In 1:21 it literally says “he has placed the land on front of you! Go in and occupy it as the Lord has promised you. Do NOT be afraid. Do NOT be discouraged!”

And yet.

They didn’t fully trust Him.

They decided to send in scouts to “test the waters”, to check out the fruit. They complained in their tents. They grumbled about the Lord and his intentions towards them. They were worried about the people being taller and more powerful … heck, they said they even saw some giants there.

They focused on FACTS.

Even though they knew the Lord was going ahead of them. Even though they were told the Lord would fight for them. Even though the Lord had cared for them all along in the wilderness.

They still back peddled. They still got in their heads. They still trusted SELF over God.

And it cost them.

I’ve watched this kind of stuff play out in real life. Someone gets a word from the Lord. Instead of being obedient and moving on it, they question it, try to figure out the details of how it could happen. They go to “scout out the land” and make their own plan so they are semi-obedient but still in control.

Yeah. It doesn’t work that way.

We’re called to step out IN FAITH on the word he gives us.

To fully trust. To fully surrender. To fully step into unknowns simply because he said GO.

It can be scary but it’s always the way forward.

xox.eb