I was just offered the opportunity to move from the madness of dormitory living to the solitude of cell living. But not just any cell, a single cell! They are the most prized living quarters in this jail (but that can be argued). I know that many of my peers desire to be on that waiting list just to get their own room, finally having peace and quiet. But that can be argued too!Quiet absolutely, but peace is an internal thing. If you don’t have peace already, a setting or cell cannot give it. Don’t get me wrong, I would love some quiet time and separation from the tier’s evil and chaos. But! There’s always a “but” when you are no longer living for yourself. BUT I can’t leave the Fellowship Group until God makes that move clear.When the opportunity was presented, it did not sit comfortably in my spirit. In fact, I immediately recognized that if I accepted the move, that I would be doing so for mySELF and I would be neglecting the sheep on Tier 7 that God has entrusted me to feed.It would have been too easy to fade into the “quietness” as it presented itself, but I’d rather be a peacemaker amongst turmoil and trouble-makers. Foolish move, some may assume. But that can be argued as well. You see, I declined because my testing in the wilderness has not reached the maturation time yet. And just as God had an appointed time to deliver the Israelites in their wilderness experience, why wouldn’t He have the same cyclic patterns for us?You gotta know Bible to know His plan for you. And that is why I don’t need to plan, I’ve got a Bible plan that tells me He has already given me my Promised Land! So I remain on Tier 7--in the wild--until this raw test passes into a real testimony. In the fullness of time……“And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not…….For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land” (Deuteronomy 8:2,7).
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