Marching orders are being drawn

Deuteronomy 1-3

Ch 1

You've stayed long enough at this mountain. On your way now. Get moving. head for the Amorite hills, wherever people are living in the Arabah, the mountains, the foothills, the Neger, the seashore- the Canaanite country and the Lebanon all the way to the big river, the Euphrates. Look, I've given you the land now go in and take it. It's the land God promised to give you...

Look, God Your God, has place this land as a gift before you. Go ahead and take it now: God, the God-of-your-fathers, promised it to you. Don't be afraid. Don't lose heart.

Ch 2

God, your God, has blessed you in everything you have done. He has guarded you in your travels through this immense wilderness for 40 years now, God, your God has been right here with you. You haven't lacked one thing.

Ch 3

You've seen with your own two eyes everything God, your God has done to these two kings. God is going to do the same thing to all the kingdoms over there across the river where you're headed. Don't be afraid of them. God your God, He's fighting for you.

Soothing Psalms:

Psalms 61:3-4

You have been a refuge for me, a strong tower in the face of the enemy. I will live in Your tent forever, and take refuge under the shelter of your wings.

The time in the desert is drawing to a close and as I stand on this mountain and survey all that is around me, I realize I can't stay here.

I look behind me from this vantage point and see all that God has done. I've seen how his continual Love and guidance has protected, mended, lead, corrected and even carried me through some of the toughest terrain I have ever gone through.

I am tempted to run back to the safety of the wilderness I have come to rely on, Yet I know if I do it is here that I will die. Never entering into the fullness of what God has for me.

I look ahead and see before me the promise... The fullness of life... the life God has called me too and my heart at first glance is in awe.

I know from past experience that in this imperfect world that even in the midst of living in the promise there are still battles to be fought, lessons to be learned, and healing to be done....

and with that brings pain, struggle and heartbreak.

I also know that it is worth it all!

God says he has given me what lies ahead. He will fight for me, and Victory is mine!

Marching orders are being drawn up... the choice is mine to either follow or not.

Will I run and hide in the safety of the past or will I live in the shelter of His Wings.

It is here that my choice is made... I will gather up my skirt and run full speedtoward the promised land!!!

From deep within the battle cry is calling

Let God ARISE!!!!

Let His enemies be scattered!