Day two, week one

Okay, I am writing another because I skipped ahead a bit because it is so good. In day two of the study entitled "The Reign of Jotham and the call of Isaiah" we know that Uzziah has passed and his son Jotham in now king. He walked steadfastly before the Lord his God but he failed in one thing. The spiritual state of his people was corrupt..Why was it corrupt? Because they worshipped IDOLS! Yikes! We know we are not to do this, God tells us it makes him angry but don't we do it anyway? I mean, will he really mind if we find that some of today's famous people are just utterly addicting and we must have more of them? They are on TV so they must be smart, right? lol.

Okay, I really don't get into famous movie stars or TV stars much though I certainly can get addicted to shows starring utterly handsome, rugged, save the day kind of guys so I try to stear clear! Isiaih got caught up in the King as the all mighty. I mean for over 50 years King Uzziah was ruler and Isaiah saw him as a hero. It is easy to do when you see a strong person that takes charge and saves the day. People will give up their own power to others. But now that Uzziah was dead, Isaiah was called by an even greater and more powerful being..God! Now he was a true believer after hearing "holy, holy holy" and feeling the ground shake him to his knees. So Isaiah needed to go and help Jotham be strong in the Lord too. But how?

Do we ever truly learn from other's mistakes? As Beth says, we can choose to be everseeing, but never perceiving. Like when your kids tell you they hear you, they understand you but then do it again (whatever it may be) and you want to scream "Didn't you HEAR me the first, second and third time I asked you to..?" I bet that is what God wants to scream at us sometimes. I have told you and told you yet you do it anyway...do you need a spanking? Wait..my mommy mode came out for a second..

Jotham was a good king but he did not hold his people accountable and they worshipped other gods etc. He seemed more afraid of them than of God! It seems easier to fear sneers, ridicule and unacceptance from peers than what God is asking us to do because those people are right in front of our faces as a daily reminder. God is not, in human form, right in front of us. So we will choose acceptance from peers over the harder choice of trusting God. Maybe it also has something to do with that instant gratification thing? That also reminds me of why we seem to turn to human things for answers..With google, FB, texting and the internet, we can get just about any answer we want ASAP..God doesn't seem to work that way, dang it.

Have you ever noticed how people tend to act like whomever we spend our time with? I know that was true for me as a kid. I ran with all kinds of groups. Athletes, stoners, outcasts, spirit leaders and such. Each group I was around, I would act differently to fit in..and let me tell you that gets you no where fast! But it seems to be part of the human condition. I want to fit in, I will do what you tell me to, I will regret it terribly, I will do it again and hope for a different result, I will regret it again..and on and on! When we learn to listen to God, only HE can direct us where we need to be and allow us to have strength in who we are.