In Exodus 13-40, the Israelites were protected by a cloud that they followed. When it moved, they moved; when it stopped, they stopped. Later on, they questioned God even after they had followed the cloud by faith. It shouldn't really be a surprise to us though. How many times has God shown Himself faithful to us, yet we constantly question Him. I know I do.

When I received my calling into the ministry, I felt really close to God. Now that I am into the work of preparing for that ministry, I find that I have moved away from Him a little bit. It's quite easy to do when you have so many "irons in the fire." By moving away from Him, I find myself questioning Him, His intentions, His plan.

I need to stop; realize that He hasn't changed one bit from the God who called me. I'm just so busy with "His" work that MY perspective has changed.

If He was faithful before, He is faithful now. If I was called before, I am called now.

Hebrews 12:1
We are surrounded by a great cloud of people whose lives tell us what faith means. So let us run the race that is before us and never give up. We should remove from our lives anything that would get in the way and the sin that so easily holds us back.

New Century Version (NCV)
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