God's Way!

I don't usually do this but this is a devotion written by a good friend of mine. His name is Tom Doty and He Pastor's in Arkansas. This really spoke to me so I wanted to share it with you.

Tom


John 16:13 (KJV)

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.



The story is told of two hunters who flew deep into remote Canada for elk hunting. Their pilot, seeing that they had bagged six elk, told them the plane could carry only four out. “But the plane that carried us out last year was exactly like this one,” the hunters protested. “The horsepower was the same, the weather was similar, and we had six elk then.” Hearing this, the pilot reluctantly agreed to try. They loaded up and took off, but sure enough there was insufficient power to climb out of the valley with all that weight, and they crashed. As they stumbled from the wreckage, one hunter asked the other if he knew where they were. “Well, I’m not sure,” replied the second, “but I think we are about two miles from where we crashed last year.”



How often do we keep doing the same thing and expect different results? When we are given the truth and know the results of our actions, why do we continue on the same path? Things only change as we are willing to accept truth and do our actions differently. God gave us the Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us in all things. The Holy Spirit is not just about “spiritual things”, but the Spirit is about all things. The Spirit allows us to know what can and will happen if we continue on the same course. We can do things our way or we can do things God’s way. It is our choice and our decision, but God is willing to reveal the truth and results to us. However, we make decisions based on what we want and not what God has shown us. We can be given the truth but we still want to believe those things that have failed before.



We load ourselves down with all kinds of stuff, and then expect God to take care of us. God has told us to confess our “baggage” and get rid of the things that give us problems, but we want to keep on carrying it. Our “baggage” is important to us, even if it makes us crash. We keep on doing the same old thing and we find ourselves in the same old place. We have crashed, but did we learn anything?



God has given each of us the ability to make good decisions. He has told and shown us what will happen if we do our own thing. So, why are we so reluctant to follow and obey Him? Don’t keep doing the same old thing when you know that you will crash. It’s time to trust God and follow Him. If you continue doing the same thing, you will get the same results.



I have prayed for you this morning. I have prayed for obedience to follow the leadership of God. I have prayed for a willingness to do things differently.



Bro. Tom

One line for today

If you want different results begin doing things as God directs