Wherever He Leads I’ll Go

Scripture: Romans 12:1 | Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship.

Have you ever had a time in your life when it was hard finding time alone with God?  This week has been exceptionally challenging for me.  Our immediate family is staying in our house for the weeklong celebration of the birth of our Savior.  It has been a great week of fun and excitement.  There are sounds of running feet and loud noises once again in our household because of the presence of four grandchildren under five playing everywhere.  In Doc and Grana’s house grandchildren are always free and encouraged to roam wherever their hearts desire.  For the week there are no limitations or sacred personal spaces where children are not welcome or uninvited.  Seldom do we get the joy of hosting these precious blessings, so we don’t want their short time with us to be about boundaries or limitations.  We leave most of the boundary setting to the parents, so that we can enjoy our time spent building memories that will last a lifetime.  Did I fail to mention that there are seven other adults presently living in our house for the week as well? These adults include: my parents, my mother-in-law and her husband, son and wife, daughter and husband and our son Aaron.  The last count I made during breakfast this morning added up to fifteen hungry people looking for something to eat.  I don’t even want to think about the grocery bill we have already spent trying to feed this mob.

With all this excitement it’s no wonder I have had a hard time finding a quiet place to have a personal devotional.  Some of you are aware that I write these blogs each day from my daily devotional life.  So where do I go for personal space and uninterrupted time for God? I am presently sitting on the floor in the closet of our master bedroom. So I hope you don’t find it strange when I say that it is in this quiet place, God spoke to me this morning.  In my quiet closet He simply said; I urge you, brethren.”  In these four words I learned that God is not giving me a suggestion but a command.  He is commanding me to “offer myself as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to” Him.  My relationship to Him is based and built upon my relationship with Christ.  Once I place my faith and trust in Christ as my personal Savior and Lord I am adopted into His family.   He becomes my Heavenly Father with all the right to lead me wherever and whenever He chooses.  I can never place boundaries or limitations on His leading.  Because I belong to Him, I simply follow His lead.  The Bible states clearly: We know that we have come to know Him if we obey His commandments” (1Jn.2:3).

When God speaks, He is inviting me to walk in obedience and compliance to His leading.  He wants from me an all out effort to make what He is asking a reality in my life. When He issues a command, He expects me to follow willingly and immediately.  While I have known people who believed they had a special dispensation with God that allowed them to do whatever they wanted with little or not regard to His leadership and commands; that is not the path for authentic life transforming discipleship.  While there may be times when others seek to persuade me from following God’s leading because it’s either too radical or far from tradition, I must follow His lead.  Even though God’s lead may take me outside my personal comfort level and into the realm of the unknown or unfamiliar, I must follow His lead if I am to enjoy the fullness of Him.  God has not stopped speaking into my life and He has not stopped speaking and leading into yours.  When He speaks we have no other option but to follow His leadership wherever He may lead.  He commands and expects a willing compliance to His voice when He speaks.  If you know the familiar hymn “Wherever He leads I’ll go” sing it now and commit to follow Him wherever He leads.  God wants to speak into your life and lead you like a loving Father leads His children.

LIFE APP:

1. God wants to commune with me on a personal level
2. God still communicates and leads me today
3. God commands and expects me to follow when He speaks/leads

PRAY:

1. Lord, I want to hear YOUR voice more than any other voice in my life.
2. Lord, help me find a quiet place away from the noise/distractions
3. Lord, speak clearly into my life right now with YOUR direction
4. I commit to follow no matter what YOU ask or where YOU lead
5. Give me the strength to follow YOU

~ by docboz on 12/29/2011.