“Yours is not to know the times or seasons” Acts 1:7
The word from God today is traversing which is defined as to travel back and forth. It is like a zig zag pattern following God with no end in sight.
The journey with God is unpredictable and moves in a way which makes no sense or follows any form of human logic.
God does not want you to see very far ahead.
There are many different seasons walking with God. He makes you wait upon Him for a long period of time or moves with mercurial speed.
Walking with Jesus is not really about a worldly goal or destination. It is making God happy in all the vagaries of life.
It is learning to live with God by faith anchored to the Holy Spirit.
God creates many challenges in life and causes you to deal with severe troubles.
This is how you learn and appropriate the values of Jesus in your life. We all want a smooth path but God makes it bumpy at times.
God tests believers. The severe testing is to determine your allegiance to God when your life is falling apart and God seems distant.
God wants you to have unyielding faith in His promises and give Him praise and honor regardless of the dire circumstances in your life.
There is an important principle of God dealing with the subject of hope. If your hope is deferred it makes the heart sick but when your hope (or desires) come into fruition they are from the tree of life. This is recognizing Jesus is the bread of life and delivers His people.
We have to hope in God in all the difficult moments of life. This builds patience and strengthens our faith.
If you delight yourself in the Lord, He will give you the desires of your heart.
God keeps His promises!
Hal Hollister Ministry 