Marching Feet in the Tops of Poplar Trees...!

The phrase, the tops of trees', popped into my mind as I stood and watched the tops of trees from my balcony while it poured; I knew there was a verse in the Bible that had a similar phrase...so I searched it (the wonders of online search!). It's a verse from 2 Samuel 5:24 that says, "When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of poplar trees, be on the alert! That will be the signal that the Lord is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army".

So I decided of course to read the whole chapter to get the context and why Holy Spirit brought it to mind...and what it showed was two exact same battles fought in totally different ways. In the first one, David fought the Philistines straight on, and in the second, he circled around from behind...and he won both battles, wow! Why? Because he asked God for strategy & direction. Most of us approach similar problems or issues in a 'template fashion': what worked before? So why not apply it again...? Problem is, it could work one way, and then for a very similar issue, it doesn't.

The key is to ask the Father for specific solutions for each and every issue no matter how similar they are...listen for the marching feet in the tops of the poplar trees...the sound of clear direction. Looking at the picture of a poplar tree, I doubt anyone could march on top of them :-) but that's one of the ways God catches our attention, with supernatural signals!

Keep listening for those signals and remember, He delights in you...just the way you are!
The King's daughter.