20 Days

It had taken me 20 Days to act on direction I believe God spoke to me during my quiet time one morning. Why did it take so long if I truly believe I had heard from God? As I was in the process of doing what He said, I thought to myself “Why are you just now doing this?” It wasn’t even something that was hard to do. In fact, it was calming and therapeutic; which allowed me the time to reflect on how long it had actually taken me to get started.

Another thought that came to me as I was doing what God directed me to do was “You expect God to move on your behalf right when you ask something of Him. But you were only willing to do what He asked of you 20 Days later”. What if Abraham had not gotten up early the next morning when God asked him to sacrifice his son in Genesis 22? Would that ram still have been in the bushes 20 Days later? I thought to myself, I have to do better. I must be willing to move as fast to act on a Word from God as I expect Him to move on a prayer from me.

Knowing God answers prayers while you are being an active participant in your prayers being answered (now or later) was quite humbling to me. I don’t want to be the reason why I miss out on an answered prayer at the time that I need it; because I didn’t heed God’s direction of me toward the answer. I’m even more determined now to not only being willing to be led of the Lord but to be obedient to His leadership. What about you?

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