Thursday
we were adding Phase 2 to our chicken coop. Mr. Perky got up early
and took down the entire entrance wall, framed up that side, added a
door, then put up the chicken wire. This took several hours and the
chicken run was completely open the entire time. Dudley-Did-Right and
the girls had the opportunity to cross the open threshold and run
free for the day. But, they weren't ready for that step yet. What
were they thinking? What did they perceive was beyond that imaginary
barrier? What stopped them from journeying into freedom?
Honestly
I believe that people allow fear of the unknown stop them in their
path; a path they know in their heart they need to take.
Some people simply
become overwhelmed by what they see. Mired in fears.
Others
step out on faith.
For
the last couple of weeks I have been drawn to read Numbers &
Joshua in the Bible. When the Israelites reached Canaan the promised
land, they wouldn't see what the Lord had promised them any more.
They were complacent, sitting on their laurels with a defeated
attitude. They were challenged and made the choice to remain
lukewarm.
Fast forward 40 years when Joshua encountered the man
with a drawn sword, the commander of the Lord's army just before
Jericho. What did he do? He asked what message did the Lord have for
him and then he complied.
The
Israelites wandered aimlessly because of their attitude. When their
passion was ignited again to actually listen to what God commanded
them to do...things changed and they were able to take the territory
that God promised all along.
Just
a thought...
Canaan
or Jericho:
which
choice, which answer?
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