A severe rash prompted a man from a rural area to come to town to be examined by one of my colleagues. After the usual history-taking followed by a series of tests, the physician advised the patient that he would have to get rid of the dog that was evidently causing the allergic reaction. As the man was preparing to leave the office, my colleague asked him out of curiosity if he planned to sell the animal or give it away. “Neither one,” the patient replied. “I’m going to get me one of them second opinions I been reading about. It’s a lot easier to find a doctor than a good bird dog.”
– George Hawkins, M.D. in Medical Economics, in Reader’s Digest, January, 1982.
Sometimes we have difficulty facing the obvious. There is a good illustration of this in Numbers 22. Balaam found himself arguing with his donkey and the animal was talking back. Now he should have noticed there was something wrong with this picture. However, with money and prestige on the table, he was solely focused on one thing and that was having his way in the matter.
Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand; and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face.
Don’t wait for God to use another tool outside His Word to get your attention.
Give it some thought and don’t horse around with God’s leading in your life.
Gary