Be Moved

"The beings could move in any of the four directions they faced, without turning as they moved...the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels, so wherever the spirit went, the wheels and the living beings also went." Ezekiel 1:17, 20

The prophet Ezekiel was given a vision from God and in this vision he saw four living beings.  They each had 2 sets of wheels that would move in the four directions.  They were moved by the spirit so that their gaze was always in front of them.  

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The movement that these four creatures had can be paralleled to our lives.  The four beings were moved by the Spirit.  They never moved by themselves; therefore, they never took their gaze from what was in front of them.  In the same way, if we live by the Holy Spirit and let this Spirit take over our lives, then our focus will always be on God.  We would never lose focus on God and His eternal plan, because we would let His Spirit move us wherever we went.  We typically move ourselves though.  We like to live our own lives and go our own way.  When we do this, we take our gaze off of God.  We turn to the left or the right to see where we are going and in doing so, we lose sight of God.   We quiet the Holy Spirit within us until we can no longer hear the directions He is giving us.  We have absolutely no reason to not trust in God and absolutely no reason to not trust the Holy Spirit that He has given us.  The Holy Spirit within us is our compass in this life and a direct line to God Himself.  Without the Spirit of the Lord, we are lost and lonely.  Before you accepted Christ, you were lost and lonely.  Now that you have God dwelling within you, embrace it.  Trust it.  Let the Spirit move and guide you in every area of your life.  When you do this, your focus will turn back to God.  Things will become clearer and when you take things out of your hands, things might become easier. The Spirit is leading you into Truth.  The Spirit is leading you into the will of God.  They Spirit is leading you into eternity.

Do you live a Spirit filled life? Or do you make your own way in this life?  Ask the God of all creation and the God who deeply cares for you to restore your focus.  Ask Him to help you live by the Holy Spirit so that you can focus on Him.  He is more than willing to help His children turn back to Him.  Ask these things with sincerity of heart and watch and wait for God to transform your life.  Keeping your gaze forward on God rather than turning from side to side is a guaranteed way to keep Moving Forward...

"But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative - that is, the Holy Spirit - he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you."  John 14:26

Kelsey J.