QT 26 Jan 15, Ex 14:13-14, What's required differs, what's common is God working and our need to learn

Ex 14:13-14 (ESV) And Moses said to the people, "Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. 14  The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent."

NOTE: In this case, God says to stand firm and be silent. Later, God will have them march around a city and blow a horn. Still later, they will fight. In each case, God is with them and God gives the victory, but what differs is what God calls them to do. In one case, nothing; in another, just a little; and lastly, a lot. But the common theme is that God fights for them whether they do nothing or seem to do everything. I think this is where we get confused, going from one extreme to another, doing nothing but trusting, to doing too much. So what is the answer? Unless God has specifically spoken, we are to be prudent, that is, do what naturally needs to be done, AND (this is very important), trust that God is at work in the situation. When we truly trust, we can see the result(s) in an entirely different light. Instead of measuring things by what we think should happen, we evaluate things by what God allowed to happen and what we can learn from the results. God says no, ok, so what can I learn from the "no." God says "yes," well, we can be thankful we got we wanted, but we also need to ask, what can I learn from this "yes."