Roadblocks to knowing

So my question was,what would stop me from knowing God and His word. I think this verse sums it up pretty nicely.

We are human,but we don't wage war as humans do,We use God's mighty weapons,not worldly weapons to knock down the strongholds of  human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from KNOWING God.( 2 Corinthians 10:3-5)

Don't underestimate the power of knowing

As a christian I sometimes feel like I'm grasping at straws when it comes to making the "right" decision.I spend so much time wining and complaining to God, begging Him to just lay my future out me as a blueprint or just give me sign,something anything to let me know I'm on the right path.Because sometimes I feel I should do this, then I feel I should do that etc,the valley of indecision.

But the question came to me "what do you know?"  (crickets in the background)

Sometimes we know a lot more than we think,I don't think God intends for us to blindly feel our away around situations  or life for that matter,constantly grasping at anything and anyone for an answer.Where's the freedom in that? We become slaves to our desire to have the right answer,and at that point its a lot easier for us to be deceived and manipulated...ouch


There are times when God wants to speak  to us clearly,and He does...whether we like it or not.And there are times when He is silent,now there is the 'you need to be patient silence' and there's the I've given you road map already, make a deicision silence',my favourite.

When you encounter the latter it can't be about feelings,granted I'm sure some people may read maps with their feelings but in this case I think we  have to read God's road map based on prior and current knowledge.What we already know,about His character and about His call and direction for our lives.The best directions are the ones with recognizable  places on it, places that we know,somehow once we know one place or area getting to the final destination no matter how unfamiliar,seems alot more doable. I'm sure God can give us good directions and if we get lost I'm pretty sure He can redirect us.

 Unsure about how to deal with someone in a particular situation,love them.Unsure  about what God is calling you to do next,love God. OK ok ok,love God and go back to what you know He has already said,whether its scriptures that spoke to you or prophetic words.....God does not expect us to pull rabbits out of top hats,but to make the best of what He has given us already. To steward the vision He has given us,the relationships He has given us,the ministries,talents,spiritual gifts, and sometimes that means we will not wait on a road to Damascus experience before making a decision but like the disciples who waited in Jerusalem for the coming of the Holy Spirit we will make decisions that position us to receive what God has already promised us.

I think sometimes God is just saying to us " I've given you enough already,now do something with it" While waiting for the next encounter,aha moment or sign make preparations based on what has already been revealed. Its what every Christian has been asked to do while waiting on the return of Jesus.

Our Mandate

I absolutely love this song...I think I actually posted it on my Facebook page already.To me it really describes the people we are to be,a people who walk by faith and not my sight.

Since it is called the 'Psalm of Abraham",I'm going share some of what the Bible says about Him....not from Genesis but from Heberews 11,the 'Faith; chapter.

It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going. And when he reached the land God promised him,he lived there by faith-for he was like a foreigner,living in tents. And so Isaac and Jacob,who inherited the same promise. Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God.

 I just finished a post about living in world where we are bombarded with bad news and seemingly hopeless situations...I am currently enduring one. But what I have realised is that things could be a lot more hopeful if  my eyes were set on things eternal instead of temporary things.This world is passing away,our bodies will deteriorate and eventually cease to work...that's the nature of growing old. But these things are only daunting when this life is all we are living for...we are to live like Abraham,looking forward to a city with  eternal foundations,a city designed and built by God.