Determination

Lord, remember David
and all that he suffered.
He made a solemn promise to the Lord.
He vowed to the Mighty One of Israel,
“I will not go home;
I will not let myself rest.
I will not let my eyes sleep
nor close my eyelids in slumber
until I find a place to build a house for the Lord,
a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel.”
(Psalm 132:1-5 NLT)

Have you ever known, deep down in your heart, something that God was leading you to do? Something that God desired for you to do? Or maybe even something that God called you to do? David knew that he would play a part in building the Temple and he couldn't rest until he accomplished what God was asking him to do. Have you ever experienced that? Whenever the Holy Spirit is prompting me to do something, I get this feeling in the pit of my stomach. That is my clue that there is something I need to be doing, usually it is sharing a word of encouragement. It is important to listen to the still small voice of God (really the Holy Spirit) when he speaks and tells you something that you need to be doing. God can use everything imaginable and even things we can't even imagine to get our attention back to what he wants for us to be doing. David was focused on obeying God and doing what was asked of him and he wasn't going to let anything get in his way of accomplishing this task for the Lord. Following God in obedience is never easy, but it is worth everything. Someone very wise once told me, If God calls you (or asks you) to do something, never let anyone take that away from you. You must obey.What has God asked you to do? Are you willing to follow his leading? What gets in the way of accomplishing what God has asked you to?