But Balaam replied to Balak, "Did I not tell you, 'Whatever the Lord speaks, that I must do'?"I first remember this verse sticking with me when I was at camp, before my freshman year of high school. It was what happened to be my daily reading, and something about being out in the Black Hills helped me to focus more than usual on my "meditations." At the time, I considered making this my life verse. Later one, as I got further into my Bible classes in high school, I realized that this probably wasn't the best idea, given the type of person Balaam was. One of my textbooks called him a prophet for hire.
However, this simple declaration still stuck with me all these years. I can't say that I've managed to come close to keeping the integrity that Balaam shows here. However, I've always had this in the back of my head, with the hope that one day I'll be able to say that, while I was certainly not perfect, that God would use me as He did Balaam at that moment that counts. I still have that hope, and pray that prayer regularly. I only hope I know what that moment is before I meet Him.
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