The Biggest Obstacle
10. Feb, 2010 
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Most of us have faced an obstacle at some point in our journey of faith. In some cases, God may have removed the obstacle from your path or He may have given you grace to deal with it, but there’s one obstacle you can’t ignore or successfully work around for any length of time. The biggest obstacle stopping you from moving forward could be you.
Something as small as a long-held thought or belief about something can not only hinder your progress, but set you in a position of opposition against God Himself. When God has directed you to take a step of faith, held back your enemies for a moment in time and opened the door for you to simply walk through, you can still sabotage His plan by stubbornly refusing to change your mindset.
Receiving all that God has for you in the future requires you to let go of yesterday’s way of thinking. The promised land is a place where you must trust Him and simply obey His leading and direction, even when it goes against all that you’ve thought or said or done in the past. God never goes against His Word, but He challenges our mindsets and beliefs when they hinder our progress.
Don’t be afraid to invite God to show you where you need to change. Let Jesus come in and turn over a few tables in your temple. As you seek Him for direction, place your trust in Him and follow step by step, even when you don’t necessarily agree with Him, you’ll find the obstacle you were facing was all in your mind.
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. Jeremiah 7:24
Hi Leanne,
I took a few minutes to browse your website today. It’s impressive and I am encouraged. It’s disappointing that many Christians have not learned to hear and know God’s voice by praying and seeking Him through His Word. One reason is we are not completely surrendered to the will of God in Christ. Secondly our flesh desires what is not God’s will for us. I am not exempt but first in line.
Regards,
Angelina
Thanks Angelina. You’re right – sometimes we miss God because we’re so used to following our own will. Even though we should know God’s voice instinctively, sometimes we miss Him because we’re not on the same channel. He often gives us a second and third chance to get it right because He loves us and wants to get us aligned with His plan and purpose to reach, touch and change the world.