Facing Change
 

God's Word For Today

Facing Change

Read Deuteronomy 9:1 through 11:32

Joe had lived in the country his entire life. Life on his parents’ dairy farm was predictable and comfortable. Now he was leaving for college, and a whole new world lay ahead. When Joe’s parents dropped him off at the university on orientation day, he reeled from the culture shock. This sure is going to be different, he thought.

The Israelites had a similar experience as they prepared to enter the Promised Land.

The land you are entering to take over is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come (Deuteronomy 11:10).

After forty years of wandering in the desert, the Israelites were not familiar with cultivating crops. Even their knowledge of Egyptian agriculture, which relied on slave labor and the Nile for irrigation, would provide little help. In their new home, God himself would provide water for their fields and vineyards, as long as they continued to trust Him to do so.

Times of transition can be difficult, but if we rely on God, He will help us navigate each new season of life.

Challenge for Today: Pray for someone you know who is facing a major change in his or her life.

This was an important lesson for me. I had to learn to pray and ask that the person got what they needed, not pray for what I thought they needed. Why limit my God or theirs by narrow limited minds. As they say, "We are where we are as a result of decisions made." Perhaps the person has a lesson to learn and are not willing, so many things are beyond my comprehension and much deeper than own understanding.

I believe in the power of prayer. I know it works.