Have you felt God was leading you and suddenly it appeared you were caught between a rock and hard place? Has it ever seemed as though you were led into a trap? Have you wondered where God is in that moment? Did you rely on God to provide a way out of it?
We often find ourselves backed into a corner. More times than not it is due our own bad decisions. Sometimes those decisions do not reveal their negative results until much later, maybe even years. It is only in hindsight we can see the error of our ways sometimes.
Yet, there are other times when we feel God leading us. We follow along believing he is fully in control, and nothing can go wrong. Then…we run into a brick wall. We don’t even know where it came from. Our options are to continue believing God is leading us and trust him or take matters into our own hands. If we have truly been following God’s guidance, option one is our best choice.
You see, if God leads us to the brick wall, he will provide a way through it, over it, or around it. How do we know this? First, God has promised to never leave us alone. Second, we have the example of the Israelites. God led them to the Red Sea. He knew Pharoah was going to chase them, just like he knows Satan continues to chase us. God had a plan for Israel, and he has a plan for us. He parted the Red Sea so the Israelites could walk across on dry land. If he has led us to a place, he will lead us out of it. It may just be a trial of our faith.
The Israelites were fearful of Pharoah and his army. We are often fearful of other people. However, Moses trusted in God, and we need to trust him as well. When we are following God’s will in our lives, God leads us where he wants us to be. We must trust he is always with us. We must lean on him to pull us through the situation. God always will.
I pray we all follow God’s lead. I pray we put our faith in him at all times and hold onto our faith tightly. I pray each one of us will allow God to take away our fear and lead us to where he wants us to be. Put your trust in God. Follow his lead. Hold onto your faith. Trust God to provide a way.
Exodus 14:26 The angel of God who was going before the Israelite army moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and took its place behind them.
Marty Pressey 