It's All Fun and Exciting Until You Don't Act Quickly and Someone Gets Hurt!

Have you ever felt The Lord directing you to go, do, or say something?  Did you do it quickly?  Did you delay?  Did you just simply ignore it all together?  If you truly understand God then you understand He has plans to not harm us, give us hope and a future.  This promise is found in the book of Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you", declares The Lord, "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope an a future."

With that truth then it's a no brainer that when God calls you to do something, then it goes inline with these very same promises.  So if you act quickly great!  If you delay then is it too late?  If you ignore then who got hurt?  

I have a great friend and sister in Christ named Carol.  Carol once came to me in confidence and said "God has put so and so on my heart and wants me to discuss a controversial issue.  I don't know why or understand.  What should I do?"  My response was "If God said do it, then do it and don't question why."  

Long story short, Carol didn't hesitate and did what God said to do. The next morning Carol shared "it was awesome, I didn't understand why.  It was amazing, what God placed upon my heart was exactly what this person was struggling with."  

Carols quick obedience led to the other young lady turning away from a very destructive life style.  Today the young lady she talked to is a Godly woman with an intense passion to serve The Lord!  

What if Carol ignored The Lord?  

In Jeremiah, we learn of Abigail.  Abigail responded immediately to the Lords direction.  In doing so she spared the lives of numerous men.  She brought gifts to David right after her husband cursed David for his kindness.  David's response to Abigail's obedience is found in 1 Samuel 25.

1 Samuel 25:34  otherwise, as surely as The Lord, the God of Israel lives, who has kept me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by daybreak.  

What's at stake if you delay or even refuse to obey the lords direction in your life?  What rewards and blessings are in store if you chose to act quickly?  May I encourage you to not question why, just do whatever The Lord places upon your heart and experience His mighty plans!