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Leading Wherever You Are
JOSHUA
up empty. It made no sense. She’s incredibly personable, smart, and educated. She had a great
resume. She was applying for a nursing job in a growing city with tons of new hospitals. There
was no doubt in her mind that God had asked her to move to Colorado. So why was there this huge
obstacle in her way?
Months passed. She had applied for one hundred and forty jobs. She couldn’t even find a place
to live! And that’s when she sensed the Lord tell her to go anyway. Was she filling to step out in
faith despite the obstacles, trusting that He would provide?
Her family and friends obviously thought this was an incredibly risky decision but still helped
her load up her car for the long journey to her new city. Ten minutes after she left home, just as
she pulled onto the freeway, Joanna’s phone rang. It was the HR department of a hospital in
Denver, offering her a job and asking when could she start. Immediately after that conversation,
her phone rang again with the news that she now had a place to live.
I know, right? Within ten minutes of stepping out in some serious faith, my sweet friend had a
job and a place to live. I still have a hard time wrapping my mind around it! I’m not saying that
God is going to part the waters within ten minutes of you stepping out, but what I am saying is that
if He gives you an assignment or calling, He will see it through in His good and perfect way and
timing!
Like Joanna, the priests faced a major hurdle. They had God’s instructions. They had the
promise of victory and accomplishment in their ultimate goal. They knew God was with them…but
this scary in-between time was a mystery.
What were God’s directions to the priests (verse 8)?
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Why do you think He wanted them to pause and simply stand in the Jordan?
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If we head to our Hebrew Lexicon, we see that the word stand is
or ‘amad.
When reading the definition below, circle the words or phrases that jump out as you contemplate
these priests stepping out and standing still:
To stand, take one’s stand, present oneself, attend upon, or become servant of
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