Obedience

I have been struggling lately regarding a vision for my future.... It seems like a lot of my friends have a firm grasp on what they want their lives to hold 10 years down the road when i can barely see three days ahead. I dont really know if this is a bad thing but I began to wonder what was the key, if I didn't have vision, for my life. Joshua is the key.

Well, the story of Joshua got me thinking. Joshua finds himself leading a nation in the midst of the largest military campaign in Israel's history. With a rag-tag nation behind him, Joshua encounters success and fame as he destroys enemy after enemy. What's even better is the glory that The Lord receives time and time again.

So what is his secret? Obedience.... That's right, it's not training, studying, or stealth regarding battle; it's his obedience of God that leads him to victory. Sometimes God called for "foolish" tactics (marching around a city and yelling), and other times God called for ambush tactics. However, whatever the tactic, Joshua obeyed and encountered victory.

Even at the end of his life and leadership of Israel, this is what the great leader had to say to his people. "Be very strong; be very careful to obey all that is written in the book of the Law of Moses, without turning aside to the right or to the left." (Joshua 23:6)

So, I guess I need to catch the obedience bug before I focus on what my life will hold 10 years ahead. Take it one day at a time and build principles in my life and God will give me vision.