1 John 2:17 (ESV)
And the world is passing away along with its desires, but
whoever does the will of God abides forever.
I read a story about an interesting experience from a new
believer. She was still single at the time and wasn’t happy with her living
situation. She was renting a room from a family in her congregation and wanted
to get out and rent her own apartment. The only problem was that she was
rebelling against a feeling she had that God wanted her to stay there for a
season, to get grounded in the Lord and to be a blessing to this family. Still,
she convinced herself that getting her own apartment would be a good thing.
After much searching, she found what she was looking for.
Although it needed some work and the rent was rather high, she managed to
bargain her way into fixing up the place in lieu of three months rent.
Six weeks went by and all the work was done. New tiling,
carpeting, painting, curtains, it looked just fabulous and it was time to move
in. As she finished unpacking and putting on all the finishing touches, she sat
down and marveled at all her hard work. Yet she still battled this little still
small voice saying “This is not My will.”
The next day she went to work. About midday, Rivka
received a phone call from her new next door neighbor. “Water is gushing out of
your front door,” she said, “You might want to get over here and check it out.”
A sick feeling arose from the pit of her stomach as she picked up her things
and dashed out the office door.
Sadly, it was true. The whole apartment had been flooded
by a random break in the pipes outside of her basement apartment and much of
her hard work and some of her belongings were damaged. When the landlords
didn’t even want to pay for the cleanup, Rivka decided to take them to small
claims court for the cost of her labor and damages (not to mention the three
months of rent she never received). Without any explanation, the judge ruled in
favor of the landlords. Even more ridiculous was that they didn’t even show up
that day!
Truly, Riv learned the hard way that the bad feeling she
had throughout this whole ordeal was the conviction of the Holy Spirit urging
her to be obedient. She would be very careful not ignore that leading again.
Are you trying to get your way with the Lord today? Take
this as a warning!
He will have His way one way or another. Give Him your
heart again today. He has such great things planned.
Dear Lord, help us not get in Your way today. Help us to
listen to the Holy Spirit as He tells us what to do. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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