Where does “Life’s Journey” begin for you? We may focus on that journey starting at the time of birth and then we live life often time reflecting on the past. For some the past was filled with wonderful experiences and others it was a time of hardship. Nevertheless your “Life’s Journey” began and that is something to give thanks for.
As we journey through life often times we get to many crossroads. The one I am stressing is the one that led to our salvation. When we arrived at the crossroad we were tire, thirsty, hungry, and hopeless, with a lack of joy or zest.
Standing at that crossroad, we can visually see the path we just walked down. In glancing back it was fill of different emotions love, hurt, joy pain, sadness, gladness and the likes. But there was a void that nothing seemed to fill. We were not able to fill it with the things that we thought would have mattered. So we stood looking at the two roads before us.
Both roads appeared the same initially but we learnt that Jesus would walk with us down one path. When discovering the road that led to salvation we stumbled across the Word of God, taking note that SOMEONE thought enough to give us a manual.
When choosing the road of salvation it came with a manual called the “Living Word” or the “Holy Bible”. Time and again we may have found ourselves stumbling or falling as we learnt the things we ought to do. So we made the adjustments and continued learning how to walk on the path.
The path took us down some unfamiliar territories, but all along the way we knew that we were never alone. Jesus was always present ushering or even carrying us thru. With a still sweet voice saying “You can’t stop here, we must keep on there is destiny awaiting you”.
So you learnt how to rest in his arms, when tired. As we progressed the former things no longer caused us to stumble. So we began to pick up speed in our walk but along came distractions. It may have presented itself in the form of a man or woman; it may have developed as a result of a harmless habit. Nevertheless it took our minds off of our path and we began to stray way.
Our thought no longer rested in the joy or our hope for our destiny, but our thoughts always evolved back to our path. So with love and care Jesus healed, delivered, set free, healed, delivered, set free, healed, delivered, set free over and over again. With outstretched arms he awaited our return, just as a parent reaches out for their child teaching him or her how to walk.
The goal of every parent is to see their child grow and mature and become productive in life. However, in the body of Christ often times we spend so much time at the infancy stage due to distractions. There are great experiences awaiting us if we choose to mature. As babes in Christ we are instructed to desire the sincere milk of the Word of God, (I Peter 2:2).
Parents take active thoughts to wean their baby off of milk. The milk was provided to the baby because he/she did not know how to process baby or table food (as grandmother would say). But as the baby grew up the milk became non-sufficient and the baby cried for more and required more frequent feedings. The parents then provided the baby with baby food, ranging from vegetables, fruits, juices, and even meals in a jar. Then the baby food became non-sufficient and the child required more to feel full and not hungry. So the parents move forward to table food. The child body began to adjust and became regulated.
Our Father desires for us to get to the stage in “Life’s Journey” where he is able to give us not only the milk, but he wants to give us strong meats for our meal. Once we can consume the strong meat provided by the hands of God we will be used as skillful laborers by our Father, (Hebrews 5:13-14).
Let’s get to the table and chow down on some real food or table food. There is much work for us to do and destiny waits. I want my full course meal with a belly full in Christ Jesus!
By: Y.Jones
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