Tonight we continued our series called The Amazing Race. This week we discussed roadblocks. What is a roadblock? In life, a roadblock is anything that stands in our way as we are going through life. It is a hard time we go through, maybe parents getting a divorce, someone dying, getting into an accident, etc... There are things that we just run into and have to overcome in order to continue our journey. We read from Exodus 13:20-14:31 in order to illustrate this. Israel had been freed from slavery in Egypt and was now travelling to the promised land. On their way God told them to act like they were lost so that Egpyt would come out and attack them. They were attacked as they were trapped at the Red Sea, there was no way they could escape on their own. They panicked and blamed God and Moses for this. But Israel was told to stand firm and trust in God. After a long night they were able to cross the Red Sea, which had been parted by God' power. Israel still had to act in order to get out of the roadblock, by walking through the water. After God had saved them and destroyed the Egpytian army, Israel responded by putting their trust and in God. This was by no means the final roadblock that they went through.
So what does that all mean for us?
1. God has a plan for your life, no matter what is going on, no matter who you are.
2. You can come to a roadblock even if you are doing all the right things and following God. Sometimes other people's actions cause roadblocks, sometimes God gives a roadblock to stretch our or other people's faith, and sometimes we get in roadblocks because we are doing the wrong things.
3. You can't solve your roadblock on your own strength.
4. You might panick and blame God, someone else, or even yourself. But placing blame will not help.
5. God wants to tell you what he told Israel. "Do not be afriad, stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today...The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still." Stand firm and trust in God.
6. Sometimes it will take some time for God to work.
7. God will provide a way
8. You will need to act and follow him in order to get out.
9. When he does, you should trust God more because you will encounter roadblocks throughout your life, but you should learn to trust him more and more.
Maybe you are at a roadblock in your life and want to get through, it is a good time to start putting your trust in God and let him guide you through it.
I give this evening: A-
Favorite Moment: The roadblock video
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