Preconceptions produce misconceptions that can blind us to what is obvious, and this happens to many people as they seek God's will for their lives.
Those things that bring confusion and over analysis need to be dropped. Start with simple, childlike faith. Trust that God has a plan He is trying to reveal to you. Believe that He wants you to discover it more than you want to discover it!
God's call to Abraham did not include specific coordinates, just a call to go. As Abraham obeyed, God revealed His plan one step at a time. ........more often than not God reveals His will in a much less extravagant fashion, and it often unfolds slowly, layer by layer over time rather than in a single, earth-shattering epiphany.
If God revealed His ultimate plan for our lives from the beginning, we would often find ourselves chasing a dream rather than following Him. God didn't want to just send Abraham to his inheritance; God wanted to lead him there.
God's will is never revealed in such a way that it negates our need for dependence upon Him. The real reward for following God is God Himself. He calls to us to see if we will follow even without knowing all the details. When He sees that we take a step of obedience, then He gives us the next step.
Jesus laid out a principle in Luke 16:10 that is absolutely essential in the quest to discover God's will for our lives. Jesus said, "He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much." God calls us to small things before He calls us to great things. Many people want God to speak audibly from heaven and give them direction, yet they aren't following the small directions they already have. If you aren't doing what you already know to do, why should God give you more instructions? If you aren't being faithful in the small things, why should God entrust you with more important things?
As you follow Him in obedience, step by step and day by day, the picture will become clearer and He will entrust you with more and more. Eventually the day will come when you will look back on the many steps you took in faith and obedience, and you will see how the Lord carefully and strategically orchestrated each one in a way you never could have engineered in your own strength or wisdom.
Daniel Kolenda, Live before you die
Those things that bring confusion and over analysis need to be dropped. Start with simple, childlike faith. Trust that God has a plan He is trying to reveal to you. Believe that He wants you to discover it more than you want to discover it!
God's call to Abraham did not include specific coordinates, just a call to go. As Abraham obeyed, God revealed His plan one step at a time. ........more often than not God reveals His will in a much less extravagant fashion, and it often unfolds slowly, layer by layer over time rather than in a single, earth-shattering epiphany.
If God revealed His ultimate plan for our lives from the beginning, we would often find ourselves chasing a dream rather than following Him. God didn't want to just send Abraham to his inheritance; God wanted to lead him there.
God's will is never revealed in such a way that it negates our need for dependence upon Him. The real reward for following God is God Himself. He calls to us to see if we will follow even without knowing all the details. When He sees that we take a step of obedience, then He gives us the next step.
Jesus laid out a principle in Luke 16:10 that is absolutely essential in the quest to discover God's will for our lives. Jesus said, "He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much." God calls us to small things before He calls us to great things. Many people want God to speak audibly from heaven and give them direction, yet they aren't following the small directions they already have. If you aren't doing what you already know to do, why should God give you more instructions? If you aren't being faithful in the small things, why should God entrust you with more important things?
As you follow Him in obedience, step by step and day by day, the picture will become clearer and He will entrust you with more and more. Eventually the day will come when you will look back on the many steps you took in faith and obedience, and you will see how the Lord carefully and strategically orchestrated each one in a way you never could have engineered in your own strength or wisdom.
Daniel Kolenda, Live before you die
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