The Israelite’s were commanded in Joshua 3:3 to move when the Ark of God moved. Because there were places they had never been before and had to wait for God to move them.
As it is in our life. We experience trials that we have never gone through. Then out of the blue, we suddenly hit a roadblock, and we are stopped dead in our tracks. It could be a death in the family, maybe a loss of job and even a divorce.
At the first it seems confusing and scary. All thoughts of doubt and fear enter our minds. We try to solve it on our own. Even try consulting someone who we think can help us. For a short time the trial seems impossible to handle. Our lives become disrupted, our outlook on life seems dimmed. Our rising and sleeping is filled with questions of how and why did this happen. The answer doesn’t come immediately.
My son got his walking papers from his wife. She refuses to continue in the marriage that was ordained by God. We thought she was the perfect one, the godly one, the good one, we were wrong, it left us gobsmacked. She was always trying to make her case and always playing the victim along the way. I couldn’t believe people she knew actually believed it. Her deception was so perfect you would not even think to doubt her. It’s a classic wolf in a sheeps skin.
But through his trial, we continue to encourage our son to keep on keeping on. Search God’s word for the answers to all he is going through. Trusting God to lead and provide all his needs. God has been so faithful in answering all his prayers and continues to give him victory. It’s not to say he will not endure pain, it is all part of the nature of man and we too will endure the pain with him. When he finally comes out in the other end, it will be from a purifying fire and it will be God who will be glorified in all this.