He is behind us, and before us!

Sometimes I need a little push from behind to go where I know I need to go. I look at a task and think,

this is going to be too difficult,

this is not what I expected,

I don’t want to!

How many times have I said that because I was unsure, afraid of what was around the corner, or jut being stubborn. I think all of us go through times and trials like this.

I recently read a verse, Isaiah 30:21,

“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,'”

This made me stop for a moment and think. I know that Jesus is my Shepherd, and He leads me, but there times when I don’t see Him, so I feel like I am wandering alone. I look at what is ahead, I look to the right side, hoping to see a sign, I look to the left to see if anyone is there that would have an answer a to which way is the best. I did not think to listen to voices behind me, because in my mind, I had already passed that area and it was in the past. But even when you pass something, it is still there, especially if it follows you.

Since God never leaves us, it stands to reason that He is following us. He is behind us and before us.

I get that push to keep going, and fortunately for me, there is a shepherd waiting to lead me when I get tired, or confused. I look up, and ahead of me, and there He is. My Shepherd, leading His flock.

“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me” John10:14

All of this allows me to rest, to do what I need to do with expectations that I am watched with God’s love, as a parent loves their children. What a comfort to know this. My prayer is that everyone will know this love of God, as He loves us.