154 An Early Mistake (Deut 1)

Well I find myself at work at an unexpected time.
It's now 1:45AM and I'm here by my own forgetfulness.
I took a call during a staff meeting this afternoon.
The worker filling in for the worker on holidays and who is supposed to be working now, called me saying they were ill. Could I get a replacement?
Sure no bother.
Nothing simpler.
I returned to the meeting....................
At ten past midnight, my phone rings.
Never good to see work's name appear on the screen.
"What could the problem be?" I wondered as my deep, deep sleep was disturbed.
Actually "disturbed" is a rather simple way of describing the bone jarring eruption of vibrating hell that shattered the best sleep I'd discovered for over a week.
Sigh.
"Hi Steve, sorry to wake you. But............."
As soon as the worker's name was mentioned my memory decided "now" would be a good time to work.
And so without making a long story any longer,
I find myself at work at an unexpected time.

Deuteronomy 1
Ok so Moses is doing a recap.
I detect he's trying to make a point.
Wandering around for 40 years may not have been enough for the Israelites to get that they had stuffed up.
Moses says it all again.
I guess there's wisdom in that.
The inhabitants now are the same inhabitants that inhabittated the land back then.
It's a not too subtle reminder about what happened before and what to expect this time.
There will be an abundance of good fruits.
But there will also be the big guys waiting for them.
This time though, remember how the Lord carried His people through the wilderness.
Remember how He delivered them from Egypt.
Trust in God.
Take what appears to be untakeable.
This time.

There are times when it's easy to trust in God.
There are times when it's not quite so easy.
The trick is to understand that when it's not easy, that's actually the most important time to.
Mostly it's easy when we can see what's up ahead.
Real trust is about not knowing what's going to happen.
We can make assumptions based on history or our own calculations, but trusting God is about accepting that whatever happens, will happen.
And you will be okay.
How many times has something happened and then later you have an
"Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh, I get it" moment?

I think that "trust" is also a deliberate act. You consciously make a decision to do something when you aren't sure of the end result.

I think that's right.
My eyes and mind are both a bit blurry at the moment.
Oh and I am working and not just doing this blog.
I just need focus on something or else I'll fall asle....e...............p