josh and the big wall!

when we do it God's way, it might not necessarily make sense but doing it God's way gives us what we want, and what's best for us, and what we need, ultimately easier. all the israelites had to do was sing and jesus handed jericho to them instead of a big bloody battle with potential causalities and deaths. but on the other hand, i'm absolutely positive it didn't seem easy at the time, especially cause it spanned seven whoooooole days (i can hardly wait seven whole minutes) with the people inside jericho taunting them and throwing grape slushies at them :P

they were obedient, yet they didn't receive any immediate gratification that could reassure them that "yes, you're doing it right, just 6 more days." no. not even the hint of a crack. that's so hard! to do something that doesn't make sense or feel right and seems counter-intuitive to getting what you want but still being obedient repeatedly and consistently, over and over, each time, each night that passes less sure that this was such a good idea..

"come on God, just a crack. reassure me that i'm on the right track."