Shortcuts: There Are None on God's Way

Want to listen instead?Starting November 12, I will no longer be posting new material on my blogger site. Instead, I will be posting on a new, self-hosted site. I am so excited and nervous that I am literally nauseous. This is one of those leap-of-faith moments for me. I have no idea what I'm doing. I just know that this is the next right step.Isn't it crazy how God works that way in our lives? We only get light for a few more steps... We have to trust the rest of the path will open up in His way and in His time. And there are no shortcuts.Oh, how we long for shortcuts. Too often we think if we just break this one little tiny commandment, if we just ignore this one little tiny precept, we'll get there faster and less painfully. Abraham and Sarah come to mind. Boy, did they love trying out shortcuts. "Just say you're my sister," Abraham says. "It'll be easier that way," he tells her. "Take Hagar," Sarah says. "Let's make it happen our way," she insists.You can't take a step in God's way that is against God's commandments. He doesn't ask you to do that. For Joseph, it means he can't fulfill his dream by sleeping with Potiphar's wife. For David, it means he can't become king by stretching his hand out against God's anointed. For Peter, it meant he couldn't just slash Christ's attackers to save his Lord. You can't go against a commandment of God as a shortcut to God's path. He doesn't work that way. When you sin, when you take your own shortcut, you slow God's work in your life dramatically.Think about the life decisions you face now. Joseph went to jail for years to avoid breaking a commandment of God. David wandered the countryside for years to avoid breaking a commandment of God. Susanna was almost put to death for avoiding breaking a commandment of God. St George was tortured by seven kings for seven years rather than renounce his Savior. What suffering are you prepared to endure for your Savior as He endured suffering for you? What leap of faith are you being asked to take? What situation do you need to entrust to God instead of trying to take your own shortcut through it?Pray for me as I pray for you. God bless your week!Remember you can reach me at bloggingtasoni AT gmail.com or by commenting below.