Sometimes What You Want Is Not That Far Away

“When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah).  So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”  Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood.  He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.” (Exodus 15:23-25 NIV)

There are times when we have been set free from one thing, but soon afterwards, we face another thing.

There are times where we have just come out with one situation ending, and we faced something that was in the way of a new beginning, but soon as we got out of that situation, another situation came a visiting.

One minute we know a better tomorrow is just around the bend, we never anticipate our journey; a specific faith walk – will come to a threatening end.  Yet, impatience on the inside and interference from the outside, clouds our minds, changes our optimism into pessimism and therefore we begin to stumble.  Instead of feeling closeness like never before, escaped from being closed in like we were before, at the very next step we face, we mumble and even outwardly, we grumble.

Instead of feeling awesomely chosen by an awesome God above, we fail to anxiously proceed to walk by faith, not by sight, and we start to question, “Where is the love?  What happened to waiting patiently on the Lord; waiting and knowing He would renew your might?  What happened to your belief that suffering only last for a nighttime, but joy comes in the morning light?

So what, if you don’t know God’s timing or so what, if you fail to remember that His plans come in the form of an unfolding?  So what, if your anxiety keeps you from singing “Don’t you worry ‘bout a thing” and worry prevents you from turning to a positive, no, to a faithful form of thinking?  Shouldn’t you quickly, on cue, just replace it with some church song that abides in you?

Perhaps you will choose “With God I Can” get through this ” or at least kindle the remembrance of countering words that communicate your belief in God’s plan?  Oh, you hear Him now, speaking to your heart: “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future hope.”  So, when what we want is not experienced immediately, should we abandon hope, seemingly completely?  Should we not be like Abraham who was about to sacrifice Isaac on a place called Moriah, knowing that God will intercede, work a miracle as with His chosen at our personal Marah? God will provide!  He’s still Jehovah Jireh!

What we’re trying to say with all this amateur prose, is to take it straight from the Almighty; the One who knows.  We see our blessings as being late and our hope is lost for the moment, unwilling to stay.  But listen and listen well, for the Lord wants you to understand and tell you that there is no need for concern for, “What you want is not that far away.”

Have a great day my friend!  See everything through the lens of faith and know that sometimes what you want Is not that far away!  And of course, be blessed!

“Open my eyes so I can see what you show me of your miracle-wonders.” (Psalm 119:18 MSG)

Committed to the climb,

Mark L. King