SSMT: Verse 9

Yesterday was weekly recap day, so I saved the new SSMT verse for today. But before I get to it, I wanted to add this little note. The week before last, I posted about going to see the Marion Easter Pageant. I know some of you used to go watch it every year, so I thought you might like to know that the IWU TV station did a whole feature on it for their Crossroads show. The podcast is up now, so if you go here and watch Episode 22, you can see what it looked like and hear one of the songs!

This round of an SSMT verse is one that I sort of...kind of...somewhat...knew in a roundabout sort of way. But this week when it popped into my head in its fragmented fashion, I knew it was the verse I needed to learn - word for word - next. I need it because it's my life right now. I called my friend Jamie tonight and she asked how my weekend had gone and I said, "Well, the same way as my week - just wildly unpredictable." And while wildly unpredictable is not as scary as it used to be, I have a healthy respect for it, and I want to spend these next few days focusing on the message of this verse:

Whether you turn to the right or to the left,

your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying,

"This is the way; walk in it."

Isaiah 30:21

I'm an over-thinker. That shouldn't shock any of you. I like to be logical. I like to plan things out as far as I can see. I like order and predictability and security.

And right now, God seems to be shaking it up a bit. I won't lie: it's pretty exciting. When Jamie and I talked tonight about some of the specifics of my currently wildly unpredictable life, she asked how I was feeling about it all. My answer was this: I'm peacefully excited and curious.

That is a far cry from the Bekah of old, isn't it?

But despite my excitement...my curiosity...and even my peace, I really want to make sure that in any decision I make, I'm stepping only in His will. I'm desperately holding to this verse right now. I'm counting on the same Abba who carried me through my desert to speak boldly, and I'm counting on the same Bekah who learned to listen during the desert to shut up and hear.

In some moments, I think I know where He's about to take me, but if there's one thing I did learn during the desert (other than it really is possible to survive on a freakishly small amount of food), it's that right when you think you know you're headed right - you're probably going to turn left.

But right or left...I don't really care. Just as long as I can hear His voice behind me saying This is the way; walk in it.