Today I was flipping through the bible and I decided I would finish reading the book of Joshua. Well actually I guess it's more like I'm still starting to read it since the last time I only made it to chapter 3...LOL Anyhow, today as I was reading about Joshua circumcising all the men of Israel before they prepared to take down Jericho right around verse 6 of chapter 5 God dropped some revelation in my lap.
Joshua 5:6
"for the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people who were men of war, who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they did not obey the voice of the LORD- to whom the LORD swore that He would not show them land which the LORD had sworn to their fathers that He would give us, "a land flowing with milk & honey."
When I read this at first I was like "OOOOOHHH!!!! That's why they were wandering out there in the wilderness for so long! Not just because they were disobedient but because they had to wait for all the men who were old enough to fight in the battle with Egypt died off!
[I know, I know...DUH RONESHIA!!! ehehehe silly me :-) ]
Then I started meditating even more and I came to this conclusion [which isn't really new but it was a much needed reminder]
You can not fully move forward into who God has destined [called] you to be until you completely die to your old man [ your wants, your desires, your will, etc...], just like the Israelites could not move into the promised land until all of the old men died off...literally
I know I still have things I have yet to die to... [DIE FLESH DIE!!!! ahahahaha ] but hopefully it won't take me 40 years! :-)
Just thought I would share this with someone :-)
