The Results are up to God

 Scripture:

“Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and you have not rescued your people at all.”” ‭‭Exodus‬ ‭5‬:‭23‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Observation:

Moses is having an interaction with God because when he stepped out to help God’s people to obey God, they were getting treated worse instead of better. He tells the Lord that ever since he started doing what God told him, the people were worse and God hadn’t rescued them. You can hear his frustration because he expected immediate results, or at least for things not to get worse. God reassured him that victory would come, but there was some things He needed to do to prepare the way.

Application:

Frustration is easy in ministry. Sometimes I do exactly what I feel the Lord wants me to do and there seems to be no results and possibly things get worse instead of better. Many times in leadership we take steps that we believe are God and He doesn’t seem to back them up or bring success in our time. We must learn that obedience is our goal, not success in our own eyes. When we obey, we are blessed! Our job is not to figure out what God is doing, but to do what He says, then trust Him. 

Prayer:

Father, there are many things I have done which I really felt were from You, but didn’t see the results I expected. Help me to trust You with those. Help me to walk in complete obedience, whether I see the breakthroughs I expected or not. Teach me to trust You more and myself less. Help me to see that my obedience will bring victory, just maybe not when I expected it.

Yours Forever,

Jeff