These are the things I do

Guys, I think something really cool is going on. No, I do not think, I KNOW that something really cool is going on. More than one thing. Many cool things. God has been up to so much and is always making things interesting. I have been reading and hearing a lot about how MIGHTY and BIG our God is, and it is nuts.

Our Bible study has started to read Isaiah together starting with chapter 40. At first, I flipped through it quickly and I regret not taking the time to actually dive in the first time I read the assigned chapters for this week. Finally, after going through it on Tuesday, I found the verse that is teaching me crazy crazy things:

" I will lead the blind in a way they do not know, 

in paths that they have not known I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness before them into light
the rough places into level ground.

These are the things I do;
and I do not forsake them."

ISAIAH 42:16

God has His plans and timing.  He promises He will "lead" but in order for Him to do that, we HAVE to follow. He promises he will guide, but we HAVE to be willing to go on the adventure. He promises that if we are willing, He will turn those rough places into level ground. THESE ARE THE THINGS HE DOES. It is His nature. This is the business He is in. Do we realize this? That's just how He is. And He does not forsake us. Trusting this timing and these promises is super hard, especially when we are in these situations where all we can see in front of us is the sticky situation and the awful circumstances. I am in so way, shape, or form trying to say that this is easy. But this is one heck of a promise.

Never put a period where God has placed a comma. Yes, there may be crazy situations where nothing makes sense. Circumstances do not line up, things seem impossible or over, and all we want to do is throw in the towel and say "Well, i guess I was wrong about that one" or "well, I guess it's over" or even doubting the discernment of the Spirit inside of us. But Jesus even says as Lazarus is dying in John 11:4 "This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it." At the time this seems impossible, but as we read, boy oh boy, was it possible. I also often think when I am confused or discouraged about a situation about the cross and how confusing that must have been for all of the people watching. The ones who KNEW that Jesus was who he said he was, and they still watched him carry his cross to his death. Even as he took his last breath, how confused they must have been and I am sure they were thinking, "THIS IS NOT RIGHT! THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE!" Only to find that 3 days later all would be reconciled and His glory would be revealed in a big big way.

These are just some of my rambling thoughts and ideas lately.

It's been a crazy season with lots of ups and downs, but I love where I am at right now. While focusing on discernment, prayer, discipline, and trust, it has been super unsteady and gauengs;erna;oern (yes, I made that word), but I am trying to hold onto these promises. After all, guys, THESE ARE THE THINGS HE DOES! Man oh man, I like the sound of that.

Super behind in school, yet, I am blogging. Have to get up at 6:15 tomorrow, yet, I am still awake. After a night of leadership, praying with students, and dealing with a hooligan chasing us down and taking a picture of my license plate at Wal Mart for no good reason, I'm calling it a day.