What Now?

This is the question that I have put before God. The truth is I have found myself very unsettled over the last several years. Much has happened. One of those things was a change in churches. After 22 years in the same church, we made a move to another church in our city. We have now been at our new church for four or five years. To tell you all of the emotional toil that came from this would take way to long for this post. Maybe someday. God has brought me to a point though where I needed to make the decision to put the past behind me and move into the future He chooses for us. Over the past several years one thing I clung to was a passage that God gave me over and over and over again as things changed ~ Forget the former things: do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up: do you not perceive it? Isaiah 43:18-19a. This past Sunday night at our Bible study this is what our leader proposed that we do ~ let go of whatever is keeping us from going forward and ask God, What now? So, I have done this. I have come to the belief that this word (Is. 43:18-19a) from God was not just something personal for me alone, but involves a greater work that He is doing. I say this, because after this verse was given to me, I have heard or read it in a number of places in which others have obviously been directed to this verse also. I find it quite amazing. I believe with all my heart that part of this is a renewal in the heart of His people to teach their children and grandchildren and great grandchildren His word and ways. We cannot be irresponsible with those God has given us and with what He has taught us. We must pass it on. We cannot fail this generation or the generations to come. I am waiting on God, on His answer for the next step ~ What now? ~ and He will answer!