Emmaus walk

God can speak to anyone, anywhere, any time, even in the midst of their sin.

May 21

When I start focusing on what I need to do to fix things or how God wants me to walk out a difficult season. I start to focus on my problems rather than Him! It is too easy for me to slip back into performance, back to the idea that if I do everything right; pray right, fast right, think right, repent right, everything will be all right.

This is not all on me. I need to focus on God, and who He is more. I need to journal more. I need to write down these things God is showing me for the ones I love, so I can process it and leave it in his hands. I need to let it all go and let God deal with them. It will help me to pray more effectively for them. It will give me clarity on how to pray. God doesn't need me to reveal these truths. He can do that on his own.

We all have broken people in our lives. Honestly, we are all broken. Thankfully, God has healed a lot of my brokenness, but I know I'm not done. I have someone in my life that I love dearly but is very broken. And he doesn't want to look at the brokenness. He's not an alcoholic, he doesn't do drugs. He is just deeply wounded and has never allowed the healing grace of God in those dark places. So what happens is, his brokenness rubs up against my brokenness and it really hurts. But I need to trust God. I need to trust his plans. I need to trust his ways.

I was reminded of the song, Amazing Grace this morning. As I was listening to the song this morning and thinking about the man who wrote it, God spoke to me. John Newton was sailing across the ocean, the captain of a ship delivering black souls to slavery. Somehow, that trip across the Atlantic ocean became his Emmaus walk. God spoke to John Newton and his life was forever changed. Then God reminded me that what happened on that slave ship in the middle of the ocean can happen anywhere to anyone. God can speak to the people in my life, the ones that need guidance, the ones that are broken, and need healing. I don't need to do it. It is not on me. In returning and rest I shall be saved; and quietness and trust shall be my strength.