The Whispers of God

My life has been one move after another…or so it feels. Recently we moved back to the area I grew up in. One morning when my father came over to repair some of my appliances he looked up at me while sitting in the middle of my kitchen floor and asked, “So…have you moved back for good?”

The question took my words away…for several reasons. First I saw a love for me in my father’s eyes which, of course, melted me, but then there was the irritated part of me—a large part of me—which has become tired and weary of moving around. But my father’s next words woke me from my downward spiraling thoughts.

“Well,” he said, seeing I was unable to respond, “I guess you just go wherever you are told.”

Again, I began to feel sorry for myself, but the Lord broke into my thoughts…wait…yes, I do want to be a believer that “just goes wherever I am told!” Or at least I’m trying to…the difficulty I’ve found is to be cheerful in the leading of God’s hand and rejoicing for His guidance.

And yes, by the way, I have moved for “good”! It cannot be permanent because although we are eternal beings…we are only here temporarily. Also, not every thing or every move in our lives are going to make us feel good or be what we think of as “better.” But our lives are His and the good we can expect is of an intrinsic good—a good that moves us closer to Jesus and able to live a life which brings Him glory.

Lord, help me to live by faith…keeping my thoughts on You all the time. By the way, Lord, help me to feel the love of the Father so I will trust and live fully in this faith.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes … For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written,“The just shall live by faith.” (Romans 1:16, 17/KKJV)