Giants in God's Way

The plan from A-Z was to get Gods people out of slavery and into the promise land. (same today: out of  bondage and into promises) Along the way there were things that were going to happen that God knew and had plans for. The Israelites didn't know this so they freak out and question Gods goodness and living each time one comes up despite the numerous times they've seen Him work before.  They get to the promise land, God tells them to look at the giants, size them up, then I'll tell you the plan to take them down. Instead the people freak out at the size of them and wondered why they ever started this journey!

Sound familiar? Do not worry about giants in your promise land. Do not worry about steps between where you started and where you want to go. God did not bring you this far in ignorance of the next steps. He has plans for every chain of bondage, every sea in the way, every giant taking what is yours, and every overly sized fruit for you to enjoy.

The plans from when you were a slave to the evil one and the things of this world were to get you free from every addiction, every lie about who God is and who you are, every piece of wrong that you've done or that has been done to you, every fear of disappointment, every selfish chain of bondage, every piece of "wisdom" that says you need to be stable and settle down, everything that says you need a plan and to financially be equipped to do it, every broken relationship, every eating disorder, fear of failure, and spirit of religion, performance, and perfectionism. All of these are either a chain of bondage, a sea stopping you from moving forward, or giants standing in your promise land. It depends who you are and your journey as to which one will pop up where. Here's the thing: God desires you to be completely whole and walking with Him. That's His plan and that is what He'll do. Many things can get in God's way.

Sometimes, I think we lie when we say, "Nothing can get in God's way." Shoot! The Bible is full of stories of things getting in God's way. There's sin in His way of having a relationship with us, Satan's always being dumb, there's doubt and fear on our part. There's also physical things often in His way. Coming out of Israel there's an sea blocking them from going forward, there's no food or water in the middle of the desert for a few million people, and there's giants living in their promise land. Later there's walls around Jericho, there's a giant and His army trying to take out Gods people, there's a crazy ruler tried to kill Gods anointed (3 different times-Moses, David, Jesus). There's hundreds of thousands of people going against His people getting in His way. Giants, armies, false teachers and prophets, religious hypocrites, dirty business men, and bad politicians. There's sickness and infirmities on people, there's physical disabilities or limitations on others, there's even death getting in the way of God. There's lack of resources- not having enough money, food, flour, oil, etc. There are tons of things that get in the way of God, but there's nothing that's ever stopped Him. 

Sometimes we make God big saying "nothing can get in Gods way" and what we indirectly say is: everything will be a clear straight shot. We will "go through the open doors" but in the Bible there were lots of door that were much more open than the path God walked them through.  When the Israelites first scoped out the Promise Land full of giants they refused and chose to play it safe and not go into the land of giants - they named that place Kadesh Barnea known as: a place of rebellion against God. . That's why God called us "more than conquerors" instead of "downhill sleigh riders". Cause there's lots of things in the way, but you walk with Him and He moves all of them. Resources don't run out, armies turn on themselves, seas split in the middle, city walls fall down, cancer dissolves, legs grow out, people grow up, giants fall, food falls from the sky, water comes out of a rock, the religious set up salvation then spread it across the world, dead people come back to life, Satan is destroyed, sin is defeated, and relationships are restored.

Many things get in God's way, but He always moves them. So don't take the easy way. Go into the land of the giants. Walk towards the sea. Give what little food you have. And watch God be God and do the impossible. There's a reason that were "over-comers" and "more than conquerors." we have to walk with God and not accept the initial reality that's in front of us. We overcome it. Sometimes we use God's hands and feet and bust the door open or bust a hole through the wall. Then walk through the open door. Go after the giants and watch God move everything out of the way.