Enlarge Your Tent.

This is something that has been spoken at our church in recent times. The full version is in Isaiah 54:2

“Enlarge the place of your tent,
    stretch your tent curtains wide,
    do not hold back;
lengthen your cords,
    strengthen your stakes.

The basic interpretation of this text is, make room for expansion. Make room for more, for you are about to be blessed.

It’s great to hear a word like that spoken to your self or a group that you are included in. But will you follow the instruction to enlarge your tent?

Can we sometimes hear that a blessing is coming, if we will just do …….., just to focus on the blessing, but then not do the instruction of…….. ?

Can we also try to do the enlarging process, to find that it feels all wrong and awkward. To then, just revert back to old and familiar ways that we know and like?
If we do, do this, then do we miss out on a blessing that is available, if we will just follow the instruction?

I’m looking to make a new purchase of an item at the moment.
I already have my good, old and trusted item at present. It’s not broken and works.
I could carry on using good old faithful and probably be perfectly happy. But the new is available.
The new is slightly bigger in some ways, and as such, it feels a little daunting. It doesn’t feel the same as the old and familiar. It feels quite a bit awkward.
But the new is bigger and better in so many ways.
Now I have a choice to make…

Will I stick with good old faithful, or choose the new?

If I choose the new, then I have a learning curve to climb.
I will need to grow into the new, before it will become my new, good old faithful.

Am I willing to take that journey?

Will I step into the new, or stick with what I know, and remain in my comfortable zone?

For me, both choices are valid, and I could choose either one and be perectly happy. But would the new bring a greater blessing? If I will just choose to take hold of it.
I may need to learn all that I need to with the new, but will it lead to a greater blessing if I can just take hold of it, and all that goes with it.

If The Lord Our God asks us to enlarge our tents, then will we do just that?
Will we allow Him to take us out of our comfort zone?
Will we make room for the blessings that He has for us?
Will we walk along a new road, learning the the lessons that He teaches us as we follow His prompting and His leading?

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Blinded by the Light
Will you step into more of what God has for you, or will you shrink back?

An Open Door
Are you ready to step into what Father has for you?

Should I take route 1 or route 2?
When the Lord Your God asks you to take a route… then will you follow His route or your route???