New Path

We haven't passed this way before (See Joshua 3).
It's a new experience for us.
Fears tend to become enlarged.
The unknown nurtures fear.
The Jordan River is in flood stage (verse 15).
Not a propitious time for crossing.
But God says, "Move forward."

Fear is a sorry bridge-builder.
Fear drowns the music of today;
It hears nothing but the rushing of the river.
But you are not going alone,
The Lord goes before you.

"Leave a space between you and it" (verse 4)
Give God room to maneuver
In time and space, don't box Him in,
And you will see Him at work in your life,
In your circumstances,
Your new experiences, your new tomorrows.

Relate everything, yes, everything to Him,
And as the todays and the tomorrows are entrusted to Him,
You will see the God of all the earth
Working out His perfect plan and purpose for you
In all the bright tomorrows.

"For tomorrow the Lord will DO wonders among you" (verse 5).

Yesterday I found the above in a letter from some missionaries who are moving to a new place of service. (They had copied it from an unknown source, so I can't give proper credit.) But it surely did rebuke my fears ("fear is a sorry bridge builder") and lift my eyes to look ahead ("the Lord goes before you").

It's interesting--several months ago I read the little book, Red Sea Rules, about the Israelites' crossing of the Red Sea at the beginning of their 40-year journey through the wilderness on their way to the land God was giving them. Now this crossing comes at the end of that journey. All the old folks had died. But God is still the Deliverer.

I'm thankful to feel so well. I'm thankful for you and your prayers.

Love,
Carol