In The Current
By Marcus Davis--
Years ago, I joined some friends on a Saturday afternoon in midsummer to float down a river on tubes and rafts. The weather was warm, and the cool water felt refreshing as we floated down twists and turns in what was generally calm, but moving, water. At one point in the river, the current picked up a little, and I rounded a corner to see a large trunk jutting out across the river. I lost control of my tube, and I headed straight for it. My tube went up on the side of the tree and threw me off into the water.
The unrelenting pressure of the river current pushed my body up against the tree at such an angle that I couldn’t pull myself up or reach my feet down. I was trapped against the tree and underwater. For a split moment, a thought entered my head that this might be it. This might be how I go, because I couldn’t breathe or break free. But following that thought came another, “If I can’t fight the current, what if I went with it?”
I began to roll my body against the tree and with the current. I did my best to spin myself as my lungs felt like they could only hold on a little longer. Finally, I reached the end of the log and was set free to drift further down the river. I burst out of the water sputtering and gasping for air. I stood up near the shallow side of the river, and, as I walked, I could make out my friends who were heading back up the river to find me.
God’s will is a force in our lives that runs like the current of a river. Sometimes we find ourselves fighting against the current thinking it’s best for us, when really God’s desire for our lives will ultimately bring fulfillment and abundant life. In Hebrews 13:21 it says that God will “equip you with everything good for doing his will.” Maybe what God is calling you to do is uncomfortable, difficult or contrary to what you might want. Realize that what you need to follow where God leads you will, or has been, provided for you. You simply must give in to the current and let Him lead you.