FAITH CAPSULE: Slow down and uncover the cause of these sudden changes in your journey.

Numbers 22
 
It was at the time Balak was the king of Moabites that the children of Israel moved and camped in the plains of Moab. The people of Moabites reacted to the large number of the Israelites with fear. As a result of the children of Israel’s camping, Balak the Moabites King reacted, “Then he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at Pethor, which is near the River in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying: “Look, a people has come from Egypt. See, they cover the face of the earth, and are settling next to me! Therefore please come at once, curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.” (Numbers 22:5-6)Balaam was a man that knows how to seek God but made a choice to go and answer to Balak’s request.
On the way going Balaam failed to pay attention to warning signals when his ride began to face challenges. While he was going to answer Balak’s request his donkey left the main route and began to roam from the field to the narrow paths–to vineyards and against the wall. All the redirection was to stop Balaam from answering where God did not call him. Having roamed around back and forth, the Angel of the LORD showed himself. Numbers 22:27, “And when the donkey saw the Angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balam; so Balaam’s anger was aroused and he struck the donkey with his staff. Then the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, ‘What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?’” As one that knows about how God operates, you do not have to go too far like Balaam before changing your route. Are you paying attention to the signals around you? You are experiencing unexpected changes in your journey which are sudden and they are happening too frequent. Your back road route is becoming blocked on a daily basis. Bumps in the road are causing you consistent delays, and your timely ride is bogged down with congestion. You need to slow down and uncover the cause of these sudden changes in your journey, because you are a person of faith, one that loves the Lord and serves Him from the heart.
Regardless of the purpose of your journey, pay attention to warning signals so that you may know if it is time to redirect your route for a change in your journey of life.
 
Prayer for today: Ask for the word of direction to be a path to each and every step you take.