{"id":7297,"date":"2012-08-01T06:03:51","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T14:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wordpress\/?p=7297"},"modified":"2012-08-01T06:14:41","modified_gmt":"2012-08-01T14:14:41","slug":"learning-about-his-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=7297","title":{"rendered":"Learning About His Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>When Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples . . . He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities \u2014Matthew 11:1<\/h1>\n<p><strong> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8qGa5rIOB28\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nHe comes where He commands us to leave.<\/strong> If you stayed home when God told you to go because you were so concerned about your own people there, then you actually robbed them of the teaching of Jesus Christ Himself. When you obeyed and left all the consequences to God, the Lord went into your city to teach, but as long as you were disobedient, you blocked His way. Watch where you begin to debate with Him and put what you call your duty into competition with His commands. If you say, \u201cI know that He told me to go, but my duty is here,\u201d it simply means that you do not believe that Jesus means what He says.<\/p>\n<p>H<strong>e teaches where He instructs us not to teach.<\/strong> \u201cMaster . . . let us make three tabernacles . . .\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+9:33\">Luke 9:33<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Are we playing the part of an amateur providence, trying to play God\u2019s role in the lives of others? Are we so noisy in our instruction of other people that God cannot get near them? We must learn to keep our mouths shut and our spirits alert. God wants to instruct us regarding His Son, and He wants to turn our times of prayer into mounts of transfiguration. When we become certain that God is going to work in a particular way, He will never work in that way again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He works where He sends us to wait.<\/strong> \u201c. . . tarry . . . until . . .\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+24:49\">Luke 24:49<\/a>). \u201cWait on the Lord\u201d and He will work (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+37:34\">Psalm 37:34<\/a>). But don\u2019t wait sulking spiritually and feeling sorry for yourself, just because you can\u2019t see one inch in front of you! Are we detached enough from our own spiritual fits of emotion to \u201cwait patiently for Him\u201d? (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+37:7\">Psalm 37:7<\/a>). Waiting is not sitting with folded hands doing nothing, but it is learning to do what we are told.<\/p>\n<p>These are some of the facets of His ways that we rarely recognize.<\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Reprise Journal Entry from 2011<\/p>\n<p>August 1, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Lord, I believe in your faithfulness, truth and your word, even when I do not see. And while I understand that patience builds endurance and faith grows while I wait, I ask You to reassure me one more morning of your love and plan for this day and every day.<\/p>\n<p><em>And God says\u2026\u201dRemember, that all things work for the good of those that love the Lord, and are called according to My purpose. If I care for every sparrow, how much more I care for you and yours. I know the number of hairs on your head and construct your dreams and visions. Seek Me first this morning, and watch\u00a0 everything else fall into place. When you seek Me first, you find your daily<br \/>\nbread\u2026\u2026..and your work, hope,\u00a0 faith, dreams and vision for this day.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples . . . He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities \u2014Matthew 11:1 He comes where He commands us to leave. 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