God Walks Ahead

We all know that worrying doesn’t take away the troubles of tomorrow. But do you know it steals the peace we could have had today? If our stomach is in knots and our mind is consumed with the troubles that surround us, it’s a pretty good sign that we don’t trust God in this situation. I heard Joel Osteen talking about a missionary who was riding a horse on a very narrow path. When they came to a turn, the horse refused to go any further. So the missionary peeked around the turn and sure enough, there was a huge snake in the middle of the road curled up in the sun with his head under a small rock…The missionary was afraid and didn’t know what to do. He stood there for a long time, afraid to step forward. Finally, he found the biggest rock he could find and threw it towards the snake. He missed the snake but it didn’t move. He realized that the snake was already dead. Someone walking on this path before him had hit the snake in the head and killed it. That’s what God has done for you and me. He’s walked the path ahead of us taking care of the enemy. What looks like a hopeless scary situation has already been dealt with so you can walk forward without a worry in the world.