GPS - Grow, Pray, Study Weekly Guide: Tuesday, October 5

Exodus 2:11 – 3:22 

Yesterday we read about several women whose combined actions thwarted Pharaoh's attempt to wipe out the Israelites. As a result, a baby Israelite boy, Moses, was not only rescued, but brought up as a member of Pharaoh's family. This grandson of Pharaoh, could easily have kept his cover. He could have overlooked the injustices he saw all around him. Instead, he dared to intervene, killing an Egyptian, and ultimately had to sneak out of town in order to survive.

We know how the story ends. Moses ends up leading the Israelites out of Egypt. But what happens in the long time before Moses returned to Egypt? Among other experiences, he encounters God and his life is changed forever. During his years in Midian, he picked up new skills that would shape his future leadership of the Israelites.

Along life's journey, we don't always leave the interstate intentionally. Sometimes circumstances cause us to take an unplanned pitstop or exit ramp. As you look at your own life, what unplanned pitstops have you taken? How have these experiences shaped your life? How have you encountered God?

If you can't think of an example, perhaps it's about time to get off the interstate and take a breather. Have there been times when you should have taken an exit ramp or an unplanned pitstop, but didn't? What current circumstances might be good reasons to get off the interstate for awhile?