April 25, 2011 10:24 AM
Elisabeth Elliott on obstacles
A Smooth Path
The work of heavy highway equipment is to smooth the way for travelers by exalting valleys, making low the mountains and hills, straightening the crooked. Obstacles--trees, rocks, houses, even mountains themselves--are put out of the way. This is what the Lord can do for his travelers (it is promised by the prophet Isaiah), but He does it without fuss, and in response to the one who simply thinks of Him: "Think of Him in all your ways, and He will smooth your path" (Prv. 3:6 NEB).
The mind can build barriers, produce huge obstacles, collide with boulders of impossibility. Strangely and wonderfully, when we turn our thoughts to Him with whom nothing is an impossibility (and to turn thoughts takes an act of will), He smoothes the path for us. We find it possible, maybe even easy, to move forward.
Don't waste time, energy, perhaps sleep-time, thinking of all those rocks in the way. Think of Him. Think of Him! You may find your path suddenly smoothed.
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Comments
Barbara,
Elisabeth's devotional was exactly what I needed to read today! Thanks.
Posted by: teachermom | April 25, 2011 5:24 PM
Thanks to you for letting me know! You know, I receive them daily and post the ones I feel led to post. So it's nice to know God has a plan even when I don't :)
Posted by: Barbara | April 25, 2011 5:45 PM
