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A tent peg. Jael courageously drove a tent peg through the temple of Sisera. Right after she poured him a curdled glass of milk. Would we be willing to be that ruthless for our nation? Would we be that ruthless for the will of God? Would we allow God to exact His will through our lives?
Countless men and women have acted courageously in the pursuit of God’s will. Though not all have been deemed as courageous, many have gone down in history as honorary figures of the movement of the time.

So many have been studied, their methods and lines of thought picked upon. Their actions sparking debate spanning throughout the ages. Yet each one has garnered attention for one reason or another. Yet has that attention reflected back to God? Reflected back to what He wants to do in the earth?

God calls many of us to stand for things that the world would see as unfit, unseemly for societal consumption, unfit to be practiced, replicated, instituted, and mass produced. Some would deem even what God has directed us to do as “ungodly”.
What does the bible say about such things?

“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind”? “Do not be conformed to this world”? “Therefore, be ye holy and set apart”? What if following God’s word and leadership seem to set you apart even from the set apart?

What then? What community do you have? What will will you follow? Will you remain stalwart, yielded to God’s plan, or will you fall away?
Will you remain bold and follow the prompting of the Lord, or will you ostrich your head in the sand and wait for it all to blow over like a bad dream? Will you run like Jonah and hide in the depths of a ship amidst a squall?

Well, instead of waiting for a giant, inevitable whale to come along and swallow me up, I’ve decided to move forward. To move forward in what I’m called to do, no matter the trial. Because I know that whatever God has for me is better that what I’ve been through. Whatever plan God has is better than I or anyone else could cook up.

I know that God’s leadership is sometimes strenuous, arduous, and unsavory. But everything that’s counter-cultural does, ultimately. That feeling of wincing at oncoming abrasion. That’s a feeling I’m familiar with more often than I’d like to recall. And it was mainly because I was more focused on how God’s direction would make my flesh feel more so than what it was doing in the spirit. How it was impacting the world.
“Eyes on God” has been a mantra that I’ve lived by for years. It’s looked different in different seasons and has gotten me through a lot throughout my time on earth. By living out this statement, God has really shown me the truth of His character in each season.

He truly is a remarkable God. No respecter of persons. He will carry out His will regardless of the times. Though He is love, He doesn’t care about our feelings. Though He is kind, His word and truth pierce the hearts of many. Though He is faithful, He will lead you down some dangerous paths. He may even allow you to stay in it for a while. And despite scripture, He will, in fact, place more on you than you can bear.

He will do all these things to showcase His strength and glory, and reveal to you who He truly is.
He’s after your heart. He comes with the truth. The truth of who He truly knows you to be. For you are loved greatly. Throughout every season, I’ve found the reminders of the truth of God’s love outweigh the burden and trial every season. Because when I surrender the burden to His arms, I’m standing in the center of His love.