When The Going Gets Tough

I have been reading about Elijah and Elisha, two Old Testament prophets. These two dudes cranked out miracles like nobody’s business. They were relentless in their pursuit of God. And Elisha was relentless in his pursuit of Elijah...    

When it was time for Elijah to go be with the Lord, he tried to go it alone, as we humans are prone to do from time to time. I don’t think he reckoned on Elisha sticking to him like glue. Twice Elijah told Elisha to turn back, and twice Elisha refused. As a result of Elisha’s persistence, he not only got to witness Elijah going up to heaven on a chariot, but he received a double anointing and inherited Elijah’s mantle. Not a bad day’s work.  And this happened because Elisha was persistent.  

How persistent are we? Do we keep going when things get difficult, or do we stop in our tracks, defeated? Do we move boldly into our future with God at our center, or do we retreat backwards, giving in to the devil? I admit it—I’ve done the latter on more occasions than I care to name. It’s hard to move when you feel paralyzed. 

Heres the thing...I’m not sure God wants us to spiritually stay where we are. I understand there are times to move and times to stay, but if we aren’t moving at some point, we are going backwards and don’t even realize it. Elisha took a leap of faith and moved forward, even though his mentor, Elijah, told him to go back. Why? Because Elisha had seen enough in the daily life of Elijah to know that whatever God was doing in Elijah’s life, Elisha wanted it! He wanted the power and miracles that came from living life close to God and in obedience to His Word (literally His spoken Word, because he didn’t have the Bible as a source like we do).  Those Old Testament prophets had it goin’ on. Imagine not having a written reference guide and just hearing God speak and KNOWING IT WAS GOD! how awesome was that?!? 

The lesson we can take away is when naysayers come (and they always do), we shouldn’t let that stop us from doing what God has directed us to do. Even if someone you respect tells you to stop, listen to God, and If He instructs you to go, then GO! I’m not talking about not listening to wise counsel. That’s a lesson for another day. And we absolutely should listen to those who have the wisdom of God operating in their lives. However, if God has given us a vision, then we need to do it. Period. No excuses, no fear, no stopping. This is why we live and breathe—to love God, love others and promote His Kingdom here in this earth. 

If you've been struggling with moving towards Gods will for your life, stop. Pray about what God wants you to do. Begin today. God bless! 

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