Day 44

Dec 14: Numbers 25-36
I'm finally done with Numbers. Just like Leviticus, it was a tough chapter to read but there were things that I learned and I hope my reading comprehension of the bible will be enhanced by my necessity for an extra level of focus while reading these last two books.
I thought chapter 33 of Numbers was kinda crazy. At the Lord's command, Moses had to record all the stages and locations of where the Israelites went after they were rescued out of Egypt. It's such a long list and it made me think that God wanted to show everyone how intricate his plans are. It wasn't a simple process of just going from point A to point B. God went to all these different places and most likely had a purpose for each place. The Red Sea is where God showed his power to perform miracles, at other places God showed how he could provide water and food, Mount Hor was used to bury Aaron when he passed and so on.
When I thought about it some more, our lives are just like this. God moves us around from place to place and has different plans for us at each location and wants us to learn different things about Him and ourselves at those locations. I feel like every place I've been for an extended amount of time has given me a fairly distinct feeling or state of mind and each has been unique in it's own way. I know my path to God hasn't always been the straightest or best path, and I know even in the future it won't be easy but I pray that everywhere I go from now on will straighten me out towards God's kingdom.
I think moving out and living on my own has helped me more in my spiritual life for whatever reason than when I was living at my parents house. Perhaps just learning to be more independant and not being so spoiled with everything at home; I'm sure those things have something to do with it. Moving out also may not make as much sense financially but I can't put a price tag on my relationship with God and maybe He knew that I needed a push in a different direction to get it back on track.

*exactly 4 weeks til Costa Rica!!