But
fools keep going and get into trouble.
Proverbs 22:3 NCV
Can you imagine conversing with an
ass? Well, that’s exactly what took
place in the life of the Biblical character named Balaam.[1] Purposefully ignoring Love’s Words, Balaam
chose to stubbornly forge ahead and do something Love explicitly told him
not to do. Somewhere on the journey of
deliberate disobedience, the donkey [ass] he was riding saw Something Balaam
didn’t see–danger. Due to his stubborn
pride, Balaam beat his faithful donkey three times for not doing what he
desired for the donkey to do which was to keep going straight in the direction
of danger. Finally Love stepped in and
allowed Balaam to see exactly what the donkey had always seen–danger! As we take a pause to reflect on Balaam’s
choices and the donkey’s response, who would you say really was the foolish ass
that day?
Then
the Lord gave the donkey [ass] the ability to speak.
Numbers 22:28 NLT
Now let me ask you this question…Have you ever had a conversation with an ass? No; I am not speaking of a donkey. However, I am speaking of an individual who
you may perceive to be “stupid or silly,”
“obstinate or perverse”.[2]
Recently as I was reflecting on a past season of my life and some of the
challenges I endured, Love revealed to me that He had been
speaking to me regarding the situations the entire time. Please know…unlike Balaam, I was not in
deliberate disobedience. However, at the
time, I did not position myself to be spiritually conscious of His Voice and
hear to heed the divine warnings simply because Love chose to speak
through a few of the asses in my life.
Consequently, instead of hearing Him, I was looking at them. Wrong!
Because
Love
is a Master Teacher, He never desires for us to be taken by surprise, caught
off guard, or walk into harm’s way.
Therefore, Love continually releases Truth with the hope and expectation
that we will awaken to The Truth, then agree with The Truth, and finally come
into alignment in our decisions (mental assent) and choices (faith in action)
regarding The Truth. But, during that
season of my life, I got caught out there–for real! Why? Again, Truth was being spoken through people
whose words I had grown to devalue.
Unfortunately, because I perceived certain aspects of their lifestyles
to be dishonorable, I therefore found their words to be unfounded. Again, I was wrong!
By ignoring The Voice of Love simply because I didn’t fully
approve of the person He chose to speak through caused me to endure some
unnecessary pain and incur a few avoidable emotional wounds. I had to accept The Truth that Love
was always there and always speaking; I had unintentionally chosen not to honor
His Voice.[3]
Today,
I encourage you to learn from my unfortunate and unwise choice to ignore and
dismiss The Words that Love was speaking to me simply
because of how I viewed the vehicle of communication. I sure have!
Again, had I recognized Love’s Voice coming through certain asses
in my life, the consequential pain experienced could have been avoided. Choose to embrace the revelation that Love
still speaks through asses, and the one(s) speaking to you right now may very
well be Love’s chosen mouthpiece of Truth. Always remember, regardless of the deliverer
or even the style of presentation, Love desires your success and He
just might use an ass to get you there.
[1] Numbers
22
[2] Webster’s New World Dictionary (Cleveland: Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2003), p .38.
Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary. (Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1990), p. 108.
[3] Hebrews
13:5 AMP
© 2012 Julianne Pearson
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Julianne
Pearson is an Author, Relationship Strategist, Speaker and Trainer. She is the Co-Founder of the LĪVE! movement, a speaking, training and coaching organization committed
to developing extraordinary people, families, and businesses. Through her
books, seminars and training workshop sessions, she empowers her readers and
listeners to rise up to their first level of consciousness in order to advance
the Kingdom of God on this earth.
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