Finally fulfilling the missions...Joshua and the second generation

In my quiet time this week I finished up a long journey through Genesis to Deuteronomy.  The transition from Moses to Joshua complete the mission God had for the children of Israel began in earnest and happened quickly. 

As I read today, I was overwhelmed with the realization that God's purpose and plan never changes.  But... our choices (which He allows us to make) delay what He has for us if made wrongly or set into motion miraculous things when we focus and purpose to chose His best for us.

There was a season of waiting for those children of the Israelites who left Egypt. While they did not make the wrong choices of disobeying God, they were part of the consequences experienced by those who did.  It would seem like a punishment from God to those who don't understand God and His perfect plans.

Joshua was part of the original group yet, in the face of choosing to disobey, he was one who obeyed God in all he said and did.  He was gifted with the mantle of leadership.  A man that those children grew up watching as an example of what God wants and how God blesses when He is obeyed.

I am in a similar situation...  As I have lived with the consequences of others choices, my entire life my focus has been "Who does God want me to be?" and "What does God want me to do?".  No matter my circumstances I have tried to keep that focus. 

It has been a struggle, but as I have allowed the chains of generational bonds of fear to be broken in my life, for perhaps the first time, I am truly living in victory over that fear!  It that has been part of my heart as long as I can remember.  I am learning to lift up those fears and walk in the victory of God blessing those obedient to Him. 

My prayer for today is that I will sit at the feet of my savior with a heart that trusts God is not standing over me waiting for me to "Mess Up" so He can DISCIPLINE me back to being in His will.  I want my heart to be overwhelmed with the LOVE, GRACE and FORGIVENESS my Father offers me.  He COMPELS me to remember that I am LEARNING to live as He wants...A member of the second generation fully embracing His will and purpose for me and living in the blessing that comes from being obedient to His call.  Whatever it looks like!