Ever have really good ideas but don't run with them? Ever have really bad ideas and run too far with them? I think that LeBron James was absolutely accurate when on 60 minutes he said "You can't be afraid to fail, you have to take the next shot"
I also believe that often we spend too much time and energy trying to make something successful that was never meant to be succesful.
Joshua 1:3 is an oft quoted text. "I will give you every place where you set your foot" Sounds inspiring...gives us courage and a backbone to step out in faith and conquer the enemy....throw a rock at goliath, march around a city, face the giants etc.
Ever get that courage...step out...and get your butt handed to you and run back to God and holler "BUT YOU SAID YOU WOULD GIVE ME EVERY PLACE WHERE I SET MY FOOT!!"
Hmm....contextual reading sure is important. Verse 1-2 actually tell Josuah where to go...and verse 4 actually spells out the boundaries. "from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river Euphrates, to the Great Sea on the West" God actually said....here is where you are to put your feet....and by the way...I will give you every place where you set your feet.
Our problem is, we often fail to listen to the guidelines, the instructions on where to place our feet. We run off, stomp the ground...do a magic dance, click our heels together and instruct those around us that it's gonna work cause it's where we planted our feet. Meanwhile...God is looking for someone who can hear his voice and understand where He wants you to plant your feet so he can give it to you.
We gotta slow down and listen sometimes and maybe failure won't be such a frequent visitor.
Whatcha think?
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Oh The Plans of Men and Their Feet
Posted by Heath at 9:00 PM
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Good insight. Kind of like spending time on the farm in the cow pasture...Gotta be careful where you put your feet.
I like it. I like your point about listening and not just claiming and blaming (ooh, I just made that up - nice!). Really nice clarity about the boundaries God set up first. Maybe we don't have to fear failure when we are listening and acting in obedience, but I'm not sure that means everything will go according to expectation (which I don't think was your point), and that looks a lot like failure sometimes. Obedience can be messy. I tend to go both ways-- claim and blame, or not take a step because of fear. I will go and think on this - and listen.
Great job on this post. Needed to hear that!
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