Curated Chaos

Friend! Go ahead and take a deep breath before I jab you in your chest real quick. What if the chaos is connected to your breakthrough?  Yes, just like the Israelites, you showed your entire behind, but God. Unless you are Job! HALLELJUAH! I promise you I ain’t coming for you because my whole life is a BUT GOD! Even in God pulling you out of your mess, He’s still sovereign and since He had time today, He’s going to put His sovereignty on display. Take a lookie look at Exodus 14: 1-4 NKJV reads,

Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, ‘They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.’ 4 Then I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.

So you got that?! God gave specific instructions to Moses that put them in a position where the only way out was through, Not God trying to develop our character and give us a new revelation of who He is…wow, that’s crazy! Yall check this!!!!! Exodus 13: 17-18 NKJV reads,

17 Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, “Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.” 18 So God led the people around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt.

God could have given them a quicker, less complicated escape route, but the Israelites might have seen something to make them return to captivity because it was familiar and an evil they knew fondly.  How well did they know captivity you may ask?! In Genesis 15:13 NKJV reads,

13 Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. 14 And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions.

What if the chaos is connected to God keeping a promise? They’ve been there 400+ years. Bondage is all they know. That may be some our stories. For some of us, all we know is struggle. All we know is a love that hurts. All we know is to numb the pain. All we know is to work harder. We assume our thoughts are supreme because we are looking from a space of captivity instead of the lens of freedom. The Israelites have been there sooooo long that God already knows they don’t have the capacity to push past more opposition (spiritual warfare) so God created a highway through an obstacle (physical circumstance). My God on today!!!! OH GLORY!!!!!

 I really think sometimes we forget that God already knows the end from the beginning. Sometimes we get so locked into our human intellect that we forget we serve the God that created the heavens and the earth. Nothing will be wasted in this overt operation to bring you through.  God is bringing you out boldly and He is going to get the glory out of your life.

Please don’t be like the Israelites, complaining right before God moves on your behalf. Exodus 14:12 NKJV reads,

12 Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, ‘Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness.”

God bringing you out of the tumultion you happily pranced into does not feel good. You’re going to want to go backward because that’s all you know. Imagine being born into slavery and someone tells you that freedom is an option. At first glance freedom can appear to come with uncertainty, but having faith in God and hiding His word in our heart can help clear all of that up because we know the character of God. It’s going to work. Wait on the Lord. Stir yourself up in the spirit.  Who do you know God to be? Check His track record! Give Him credit for all those hell holes He single handed you pulled you out of! How dare you doubt Him? I don’t care what your situation looks like, get a hold of yourself and remind yourself of who God is! PERIODT!

So let’s check it in real time what the proper response should be in seasons of curated chaos. Exodus 14:13-18 NKJV reads,

13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”

15 And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. 16 But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. 17 And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18 Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”

When all hell is breaking loose you should quiet yourself to seek revelation from the Lord. Allow the Lord to fight for you and HOLD your peace. Don’t give the devil the satisfaction of seeing you fret as if you have forgotten the God you serve. After being still, be obedient to the instruction of God. That is all God needs from you in moments like these, your obedience. Being obedient to God not only signifies your total reliance on Abba, but it allows Him to get the honor over the enemy. The chaos is connected and has been strategically woven into your redemption song. Take the highs with the lows and know that God is in control! THAT RHYMED! LOL!

LOVE YOU, MEAN IT!

XOXOXO