This morning I woke up feeling lost and lonely already. I asked God if this was what he had in mind. If it is, it's going to take me a tremendous amount of faith. I know this is a time of testing. I'm being put through fire to be refined and purified. I told God I need the faith.
And I flipped to daily bread this morning and found Hebrews 11:23-31
23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.
24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25 He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. 27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the application of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.
29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days.
31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.
Many times we live and make decisions for the moment without looking at what's in the future. Moses disregarded momentary comfort for godly living. His choice wasn't easy, possibly harder than mine but he saw the reward. I need to look at what these troubled times would give me. I know at the end if I stick to it, I will be purer and holier.
