He reminds me of things

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I get to do life with some pretty neat people. I get to belong to a small group at my church and out of this group, I have some pretty close friends. These aren't superficial friends, either. These are pick up the phone at 2 a.m. people that love Jesus like I do. I learn a lot from them and I'm blessed to be among them. I'm not sure I could put into words all the things I've seen happen since joining this group but I would like to share about something last night. I heard two stories last night, one was from a couple who obeyed God and moved. The second was from a couple who wanted to move and obeyed God and stayed. The details of their stories each fascinated me and I listened as they talked aboutp how some of their feelings had to be put aside to obey God's call on them in both situations. I listened with sadness in my heart because I still bear the wounds from not doing this at a key juncture in a relationship I was in with someone. I got punished 7 years for that disobedience. While He's no longer punishig me for that sin, the consequences of it are very real and very, very much a part of my life. I have learned to be where these folks are at. I know the cost of obedience is never the cost of disobedience. One brings blessings.The other, cursings. I was kinda sad when I came home. And maybe I've carried that forward into today. Even though it's been an eventful couple of days, I was again thinking about that tonight. It's hard to realize the foolishness of disobedience and having to wonder about the "If only" when it's tied to these words...I'd obeyed God. I'm mindful tonight of the story of the Israelites and their first foray into the Promised Land. God told them to take the land. They were scared and disobeyed God. God got mad and when He did, it was too late for them. When they tried to do it on their own, God was not with them and they were beaten in battle. That generation died wandering in the wilderness because they disobeyed God. I did what I wanted to, and expected God to bless it. He didn't. And when I finally got around to asking God to decide for me in the matter I'm refering to, He reminded me that He did, and that I disobeyed Him. God was faithful in that time in my life, though. Seven years in my own little wilderness but never did God abandon me. Instead, He went about changing me from the person who disobeyed Him into one who tries very hard to be obedient and faithful in my walk with Him. God then changed the circumstances and stopped punishing me for that sin, but the consequences remain. God reminds me of things. Sometimes the reminders are painful, but necessary.

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