When God Leads You Into Uncharted Territory
Posted by C. Holland on Jul 16, 2009“The proposal is between you and God—do not ‘confer with flesh and blood’ about it (Galatians 1:16). With every new proposal, the people around us seem to become more and more isolated, and that is where the tension develops. God allows the opinion of His other saints to matter to you, and yet you become less and less certain that others really understand the step you are taking. You have no business trying to find out where God is leading—the only thing God will explain to you is Himself.”
—Oswald Chambers, “My Utmost For His Highest”, 8 July
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July 21st, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Uncharted territory is indeed where I’m headed…or maybe “No Man’s Land” would be a better term…!…?
July 22nd, 2009 at 10:12 am
@Greg: I always think of Abraham when I think of God leading into uncharted territory.
July 22nd, 2009 at 11:55 am
Oh yeah, Abraham’s a very good example! What I’m getting ready to do is to totally re-wire what we’re doing here in Mexico and it includes a more long-term, sustained vision. It’s scary and I feel like a kid on the high dive for the first time who’s looking down at the pool below…don’t pause for long – just take a deep breath and DIVE!