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" BEING WILLING TO GO PAST
THE POINT OF NO RETURN "

One day as I was making my rounds, I found myself meditating on the frustrating problem I was undergoing. I was trying to figure out what the Lord was telling me in regards to how I was to honor my parents. I had been away from home for many years, and now I had a chance to see them again. I felt that I had dishonored them by being away from them for so long a time. They live probably over 3000 miles from where I live, and now they were anticipating making a trip to attend a family reunion which was only about 1000 miles away. It appeared as though the Lord was making an opportunity for me to honor them by seeing them again after such a long time.

But now the problem was, I felt greedy because I wanted to make the trip and spend time with them. I didn't know for sure whether the Lord wanted me to spend the money, which was His money, on the trip. I had an idea of what the cost would be; that amount appeared to me to be too much to take away from His storehouse. I didn't know what to do and I asked Him to guide me in making a decision on the matter. Just as if it were yesterday, I can remember so clearly Him saying, "Do you trust Me?" I quickly without thinking, answered Him, "Yes I trust You. Just as quickly He asked me again, "But do you really trust Me?" Again, I answered Him, "Yes Lord, I really trust You." At this point I was somewhat pieved, but I also began to question myself slightly. Again, He said, "But do You Really Trust Me?" This being the third time, I remembered Peter in his conversation with the Lord. I immediately knew that the Lord was revealing to me something that I didn't know about myself. I began to worry about what was yet to come. Rather quickly I found out. I can remember thinking, I wonder if I really do trust Him. Then cam the big question, He asked me, "Do you trust Me enough to go all the way to Wisconsin and back without enough money to make the complete trip? Do you trust Me to see to a safe trip there and back?" As soon as I heard that question, within a split second it hit me what He just asked me and I knew that I was in a very ticklish situation. I knew at that moment I was in a point of testing that I had never before known.

It didn't take a lot of thought to know what the consequences would be or what they meant, either way I decided to answer the question. I know it wasn't very long, it must have been only seconds when I answered and said, "Yes", and at that point I felt something that I had never felt before, a joy unspeakable. I knew that I had just gone past the point of no return, or I was willing to go past that point. Just as Abraham was willing when he was to sacrifice his son, Isaac. At that point, God knew that Abraham knew the truth. God already knew the truth, but Abraham didn't. This just reinforces the fact that God knows us better than we know ourselves. His powerful but gentle, compassionate and merciful guiding hand is meant for our best interest even though we don't always see it that way.

"Have you ever been past the point of no return?
Are you willing to go?

" THE WORD of LIFE MINISTRY for THE GLORY of the LORD JESUS CHRIST"

THE WORD OF LIFE MINISTRY !