Don't exaggerate the subject matter
Do not exaggerate the Exodus (6) issue
(Exodus 2:16-25)
< Training in the Wilderness of Midian >
One day when Moses fled to the wilderness of Midian, he sat by a well. Then the seven daughters of Reuel, the priest of Midian, came to the well and drew water and filled the mangers to feed their father's flock (verse 16). Then the bad shepherds came and tried to drive out the daughters, but Moses got up and helped the daughters to water the flock (verse 17). If you look at this scene, you can guess that Moses had a strong sense of sympathy and that he had considerable martial arts skills he learned at the royal palace.
That day, when Reuel asked his daughters why he had come back early today, the daughters answered. “An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the bad shepherds and drew water for us and fed the flocks” (verse 19). Hearing this, he said to Reuel. “Where is he? Why did you leave him behind? Invite him to serve him food (verse 20).” Through such a relationship, Moses finally married Zipporah, who is believed to be the eldest of Reuel's seven daughters (verse 21). And they gave birth to their first son and named him Gershom, which means “I have become a stranger in a foreign land” (verse 22).
Although he became the son-in-law of a priest in Midian, his life in the wilderness of Midian was a humble life compared to his life in the palace of Egypt. There, Moses was trained for 40 years, and finally, when the prayers mixed with Israel's painful groans came up to God (vs. After all, 40 years of life in the wilderness of Midian was not in vain. The wilderness was like the pottery village where Moses was made. There, as his human dreams were replaced by God's dreams, he became a quiet soul that no one could shake.
Once upon a time, the king of Zhou, who loved cockfighting, got a usable cockfight, called Ki Seong-ja, the best trainer, and asked him to raise it as the best fighting chicken. Ten days later, when asked about the status of the cockfighting, the old man shook his head and said: “The chicken is so proud that he thinks he is the best and tries to fight.” Another ten days passed, and when the king asked about his condition, the old man said: “The chicken has given up pride, but just looking at the sound or shadow of the opponent makes it fight.”
Another ten days passed, and when the king inquired about his condition, the elders answered. “Not yet. The way you look at the other person, you can see life.” After another ten days have passed, the old man speaks to the king. “It seems to be done now. Now, no matter how much the opponent screams or jumps, he doesn't respond. It looks like a piece of wood cut out of wood. Now that he has found his composure and is full of virtue, the other chickens will run away without fighting just by looking at him.”
Through the trials in the wilderness, Moses became like a pastoral tree and gained amazing spiritual leadership so that he could bow his head just by looking at him. And finally, the time came, and in the flames of the bush, I received God's calling. Therefore, even if you are currently in a wilderness situation, never give up on your dreams.
<Don't exaggerate the problem>
When life is hard, sometimes I think like this. “Now my life is over.” But it's not over until God says it's over. None of the true worshipers have an over life. Everything changes. Current problems will also change. Sick things, debts, difficulties in family, business, and relationships will all change, and problems with children and spouses will all change sooner or later. There are no eternal problems on this earth. The problem is the detour that leads the soul to God's intended place.
Why did Moses name his son Gershom (who became a guest in another country) in the wilderness of Midian? Moses must have prayed this every time he called his son's name, thinking that his miserable reality was not an eternal reality, but a reality of being a temporary stranger. "God! I believe that this reality is not an eternal reality.” Indeed, that reality was not his eternal reality. And finally, at the age of 80, he was called and became a great leader of the Exodus.
Everything on this earth is temporary. You may face short-term poverty and hardship on this earth, but even if the difficult situation continues, do not be dominated by the situation and do not exaggerate the matter too much. The biggest exaggeration of Saints is the exaggeration, “I can’t!” Stop thinking you can't do it now, and install the new spiritual software of “I can do it!” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And instead of looking at the ‘barrier’, look at the ‘road’ and have a holy dream and vision and say, “God! I believe and I go out!” and take a bold step of faith toward blessing.