A pastor friend of mine gave an awesome devotion the other night, that really hit home with me. It was from 1 Samuel 30.
7 Then he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring me the ephod!” So Abiathar brought it. 8 Then David asked the Lord, “Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?”
And the Lord told him, “Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!”
9 So David and his 600 men set out, and they came to the brook Besor. 10 But 200 of the men were too exhausted to cross the brook, so David continued the pursuit with 400 men.
The pastor told us that sometimes in life you are going to come to a brook, or an obstacle that will be in your way of your pursuit of God. He told us to keep going. God has called you into the ministry and for you to persevere in that calling. Seek God, pursue God with all your heart, mind and soul. So I asked that question of God. "Do You want me to keep on pursuing this ministry thing?"
About a month ago, I was ready to quit going to ISOM. Things were not happening as fast as I would have liked. I wasn't being interviewed or tested for my credentials. I thought that God was closing that door to me and I was ready to give up. God told me to be like the 400 men in the story above who kept on pursuing. Pursue me, seek My face, don't quit and don't give up. I wanted to be obedient to the Lord, but I just didn't feel it.
About a week later, my pastor let me know that we were going to interview and test, later on that next week. I was excited. I sent my payment in for my next class. Got all of my rooming taken care of, and started studying.
The testing day came and went. I passed the test and the interview. Thank You Jesus! Thank You for giving me the strength to hang in there. To not give up and throw in the towel. The door was not being closed, it was being pushed wide open. I intend to walk through that door. I don't know what God is calling me to, but I do know that He wanted me to continue with my ISOM studies. Praise the LORD!!
