bit and bridle

Psalm 33:8-9

The Lord says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control." 

I read this verse this morning and thought, wow. How often in life are we the horse or mule, lagging behind in hesitation and unwillingness or jumping ahead with lack of wisdom and patience? 

When we tend to be the mule or the horse to an unhealthy degree, I think it comes back to a lack of trust.  

If we are unwilling to step out into what God is asking us to do... there is a lack of trust. We somehow don't trust that God has our back, that he will lead and provide, we somehow don't trust that God actually has our best in mind.  

When we are unwilling to stay, be still, and patient for he Lords timing and instead jump ahead.... there is a lack of trust.  Again, we'd rather trust in our best effort of "making something happen" than God's beautifully timed plan for our lives. 

The latter is often times me, in the KOLBE personality evaluation, I have a 9/10 QuickStart....  

I love what Brandon Richardson communicated this week at The Embassy. He said something to the effect of... when we try and make something happen on our own terms, that very thing will most likely end up being our biggest hurdle to what God actually wants to do.

 Its great to remind ourselves and have firm founded faith and hope in this: (as the psalmist writes...) 

The Lord says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you."

Today, do you need to move to action in an area of your life, or perhaps be still?  

Ash