Perhaps Lord I have yet again lost my way, not because You have not been there to guide me, but merely because I have been controlling my own steps. I have been looking for success in the world rather than through Your eyes.  Again, forgive me Lord, I have been waiting for bounty-my worldly wealth, praying earnestly for you to save me, when in reality You already have. (Saved me, that is).

I have been spending my limited time planning and asking for your blessings, all the while visualizing a supernatural climb up the corporate ladder.  We both know how much I deeply love You and believe in You, that is a given.  However, what I have not seemed to come to terms with is that I may not be financially blessed, returned 10 fold what people took from me, or even live a life with no money worries…it might not happen. Oh well.

This, I tell myself, is where faith comes into play, full hurricane force winds of simple faith and belief in the power of all mighty God.  The same God who parted the Red Sea so His beloved ones could pass, that God. I can not spend my brief moments here on earth waiting for my ship to come in, hey, it might not.

God may very well choose His will over my idealistic plan and it could possibly include struggle and pain.  Oh.  This is where some preachers throw us off course, cramming down our throats how rich we will all be as we give them our money, and afterward how God will supernaturally bless us beyond all reason. Easy to fall into that trap. Now don’t get me wrong, this gigantic God I serve CAN and HAS given with such power as they speak of, but it is not His normal everyday routine to do so, it is usually a surprise, which keeps us praying and hoping in Him.

The one true thing God promises us is that if we follow Him, He will lead.  Day by day, moment by moment, trial by trial, call out His name. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus and He will lead us.  Do we want to spend 40 years in the wilderness when the journey is only 11 days? No way.

“For I know the plans I have for you, ” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”  Jeremiah 29:11

The things of this world that I long for, are exactly that…things of this world and nothing more. My joy and blessings come from knowing Him, having a relationship with Him, this is my wealth. For I am filled to overflowing and spilling over into the lives of others with the light of His love in my life. This I know is my riches here on earth.

“Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.”  Isaiah 55:2