Numbers 33 and 34
Today I read through these passages and I feel strongly like God is saying it is not just okay but it is absolutely necessary to free myself of destructive relationships. I am one who loves to learn and grow and be challenged in my thinking and my perceptions. So often I have used this as a reason for remaining in unhealthy and even unsafe (spiritually) relationships. However, God is showing me lately that it is not okay to allow people to challenge and alter my BELIEFS. He wants me to be steadfast and firm in my faith and in my knowledge and understanding of His Holy scriptures. And if someone is challenging HIM it is okay and even a MUST to actually make a clear path before myself, onto His ways. I do not have to be cruel or hateful toward someone opposed to Christ and His Holy Word, rather, I must PRAY like never before. So as I delete people from social media accounts who betray the gospel or who badger "fellow" believers I do so prayerfully, humbly and NOT vengefully or spitefully.
"But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will give you trouble in the land where you live. And then I will do to you what I plan to do to them."
God, give me wisdom to Guard the treasure of Your Word within my heart. If those who are challenging your Word and Your people are being led astray, please convict them in their hearts and pull them back into your fold... But if they have no true walk of faith with you yet Father open their eyes to the hurt and disunity they are causing within your body. In taking these steps in going back to the basics please shield me from the enemy's arrows and give me strength to walk with you even when I feel alone. Lead me in your ways and teach me more of You! Let me hunger and thirst for more of You and more of your ways! Help me see the error of my own ways and keep my sins ever before me that I may stay humble and wise and in awe of your grace! You are worthy of my praise and adoration and of my service. Let me serve you with joy in every little or big thing I do! In Jesus name, amen!
So, as I sit here pondering what more God is saying I just wondered what is a barb exactly... So I looked it up and it is described as something meant to hook in an opposing manner and make removal difficult... To me, the deeper meaning of this passage is also that since He mentions it will affect the EYES that we must be so careful how we are seeing things and be very certain the enemy has not blinded us in the way we are viewing certain things... Because once we allow certain harmful or dangerous ways into our lives and hearts it becomes cloudy to see and difficult to remove these troubled ways... I will be asking God if there is anything hindering my vision and my perceptions keeping me from seeing things His way! God, remove any barbs from my eyes and help me see clearly again in Jesus name I ask! Amen!!
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