An Inkling
Have you noticed? When the Lord gives a direction, he rarely lays out full course of the journey, with each step described. But once you start moving, he directs and provides. The guidance and the necessary pieces start coming together.
In my world, the latest study in this part of God’s faithfulness has come with the Session’s decision to move our contemporary service from the sanctuary to the fellowship hall. That may sound like a fairly simple matter, but as I began making a list of the “to do’s” necessary to bring it off, that list soon ran off the page. And a good many of its items were marked with question marks – as in, “how can we possibly get this done?”
Yet already the Lord is providing – an idea for how to make projection work, a provision for our software to be used on a different computer, a ready handy man who can do some electrical work, an artist who can help re-cast our space, and on and on. Each day several more pieces fall into place.
The joys of the journey are many – good company, new sights, surprising turns. But near the top of the list has to be the thrill of observing how God provides. The mnemonic I once heard is, “what God guides he provides.” That is true all of the time, but it becomes especially apparent when we step out in a new direction.
In what direction is God sending you? How is he providing? Watch and marvel!
Blessings,
Keith
