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>Good morning ladies! I want to look at only one verse >this morning, let's jump right in. Exodus 13:17 >When Pharaoh let the people go, GOD did not lead them >on the road through the Philistine country, though it >was shorter. For GOD said, "If they face war, they >might change their minds and return to Egypt." >Think about that verse for just a minute. Do you see >anything there that strikes you as odd? Do you see >any principle that you might be able to apply to your >life today as you seek to follow GOD? Let's look. >GOD did not lead the people through Philistine >country...WHY? Because they might decide to go back >to Egypt and live as slaves. That sounds very bazaar >to me, and yet we all face similar things in our >lives. When we face difficulty and hardship we stop >in our tracks and think that maybe bondage was easier >that what we are FACING. Think about that. The WORD >says here that GOD said, "IF they FACE war, they might >change their minds..." What are some things in our >lives that we FACE, but that never take place? >Perhaps you are FACING a terrible illness, maybe you >are FACING the death of a loved one, maybe you are >FACING a divorce. The word FACE struck me...FACING >something doesn't necessarily mean that it happens. >The King James says if they SEE war. I'm not sure >that we always go through the things we see or face, >but we usually react as if we are going to experience >the thing that we SEE or FACE. Does that make sense? >It is kind of like borrowing trouble from tomorrow. >We see it in the distance and rather than continuing >to follow GOD, we retreat back into bondage because we >know how that feels. We run to what we are used to >rather than SEEING things that scare us. I do it, I >imagine that you do it too. >Notice something else here in this verse. It says >that it was shorter to go through the Philistine >country. The FATHER said to my heart this morning, >"Vick, sometimes I don't do it the way that seems to >MOST LOGICAL to you!" How true that is. Sometimes, >we can have everything all figured out. We know how >it should transpire, exactly what should happen each >step of the way, but ladies, you and I don't see >around the corners...GOD DOES! HE absolutely knows >the way that is best for us to walk. It would have >been shorter to the Israelites to go through the >Philistine country, but it wouldn't have yielded the >same result. >Know this as you go about your day today: Sometimes >you will SEE things that appear scary, but you don't >have to run because YOUR FATHER is standing beside >you. Sometimes, it will appear that the way that GOD >is leading you MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL, but follow HIM >anyway! In the end you will see that HE had a plan >and HE was working behind the scene in your life. >You have a great day. I will not be at a computer in >the morning so there will be no post tomorrow. Have a >wonderful day and I will see you on Thursday morning! > >FATHER, give us hearts that don't melt in the FACE of >adversity. Give us spirit's that are steadfast and >immovable, willing to follow YOU anywhere. Thank you >for YOUR WORD. Thank you that it applies to our lives >today. Thank you that YOU have promised that if we >will follow YOU in obedience we will live a joy filled >abundant life. YOU are AWESOME. I love you! >In the MATCHLESS NAME OF JESUS, AMEN! > >ONLY and ALWAYS Because of JESUS! >Vicky

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