That question can gnaw at our confidence. It can squeeze our fist tight around our trust in God, especially if it doesn't turn out like we thought it would. We might be less willing to listen next time.
Does that question even come from us? Wasn't that question posed to Eve by the Serpant in the Garden at the beginning? Did God really say?...
And that's the battle from the beginning of time. It never changes. It's the same one liner the devil's been using for years. He slings it our way. It continues to offer us nothing but doubt in the God who formed us, doubt in ourselves to make godly decisions based on His word and His Holy Spirit's leading.
His sheep know His voice. And regardless of how it looks or what makes sense, we step out when the Shepherd says "Go."
Noah was told to build a boat. God gave him all the specifics from the measurements down to what wood to use. He built it. It took him years to finish with probably no major rain storms in between. Did he hear the Serpant whisper after all his neighbors jeered? Did God really say?...
Joseph was promised a throne by God at a young age and then was sold by his brothers and spent most of his young life as a slave. He went to jail after he was falsely accused. He waited in jail. For years. How many times did he play on loop Did God really say?...
I think God just might have an extra special purpose for the awkward obedience He finds in others. It's easy to second guess what you've heard when walking it out doesn't look logical--as in Noah's case--or it completely blows up in your face--as in Joseph's face. One things certain: we don't need to doubt God. We can question our reception, our interpretation, our methods, but He is God and will see things through despite our small efforts to do great things for Him. He just asks us to be faithful and obey.
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