Looking Back to Move Forward

There are seasons of life when the path before you may seem unclear, like a fog that engulfs a forest path. As you tread the earthen path, the only step that is sure is the one that you have made and potentially the one that you are about to take. God's Word tells us, "Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105 He illuminates each step of the way ensuring the best for us. If we step out of the light then we stumble along in darkness, chasing what we think is best for us.
God's Word is full of amazing stories of men and women in the Bible that trusted God even when it wasn't the easiest or most popular choice. One of these men, was King Hezekiah. The Assyrian army was encamped right outside the walls of Jerusalem taunting him to surrender. He sought the Lord through the beloved prophet, Isaiah, who instructed him to wait and be patient. In 2 Chronicles 32:20-21a it says, "But King Hezekiah and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed about this and cried out to heaven. And the Lord sent an angel who destroyed every mighty warrior, commander and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria."  Then in verse 22 is says, "So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side." As I read and meditate on these words, I think about how hard it must have been to sit back and be patient and wait on God to fulfill his promise to Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem. Hezekiah knew that God was faithful. He had been saved from sacrifical death at the hand of his father, King Ahaz; his faithful grandfather, Zechariah had trained him and raised him under the Law of Yahweh; and the Lord had healed him and given him 15 more years of life after a terrible illness. Hezekiah knew that God was faithful and in the midst of a scary, unsure, and trying time, Hezekiah chose to trust His faithful God.

What path are you walking that you feel is unsure? Look back at your life and see all of the ways that the Lord has been faithful. He has never changed and has remained the same for all of time. "Trust the Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all of your ways, acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6 Although you may not be able to see the future, trust the step that the Lord is leading you to take right now. He is faithful!