As we
continue to deal with what we do when confronted with a decision, while waiting
on the Lord for direction, lets remember the first step we take.
1. Pour your complaint out to the Lord
An example
is Psalm 102, it helped me when I was in the midst of a huge decision and was
feeling overwhelmed about the situation:
The next step leads us to the opposite of what our flesh feels. Our
flesh tries to convince us that God is against us, but nothing is further from
the truth.
2. Understand how loving our God is!
Luke 15:11–24 And
He said, “A man had two sons. “The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father,
give me the share of the estate that falls to me.’ So he divided his wealth
between them. “And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything
together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered
his estate with loose living. “Now when he had spent everything, a severe
famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished. “So he went
and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him
into his fields to feed swine. “And he would have gladly filled his stomach
with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving anything to
him. “But when he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired
men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger! ‘I will get
up and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against
heaven, and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me
as one of your hired men.” “So he
got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his
father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed
him “And the son said to him,
‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy
to be called your son.’ “But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out
the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his
feet; and bring the fattened calf,
kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and has
come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to
celebrate.
Are you
learning about Him? People blame Him and they have not taken time to learn
about Him. God never desires us to fail, that is from the enemy! God’s desire is plainly stated in
Scripture:
Psalm 37:4 Delight
yourself in the Lord; And He will
give you the desires of your heart.
As you give yourself to the Lord, He will give you
the desires of your heart!
3. Understand the Power of your God!
This can
only happen if you let Him reveal Himself to you!
1 Kings 19:9–13
There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the Lord said to him, “What are you doing
here, Elijah?” Elijah replied, “I
have zealously served the Lord God
Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn
down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one
left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.” “Go out and stand before me on
the mountain,” the Lord told him.
And as Elijah stood there, the Lord
passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible
blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord
was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And
after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord
was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle
whisper. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and
went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And a voice said, “What are you
doing here, Elijah?”
Many times the waiting is what finally quiets our
flesh enough to allow the Lord to speak. I cannot speak for anyone else, but as
for myself, I can be very impatient. I want an encounter with God and I want it
right away! However, God knows what it takes and how long it takes to prepare
my heart to really listen…so all I can do is to encourage you to continue to
wait. No one can have contact with God
and stay the same, remember Job, he cried out, he understood how loving God is,
but not until God revealed Himself did Job find peace.
The God
that Noah knew that shut the door of safety for Noah and his family; the God
that Joseph knew that rescued him from the pit and raised him to be second in
power in Egypt; the God that David knew that slew a giant with a stone and a
sling; the God that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego knew that stood with them
in the fire and did not let even the smell of smoke come upon their clothes, He
is the same God now as He was then. When the time is right He will reveal
Himself to you and guide you.
Consider
these two questions as you seek the Lord: Who really is in control of your
situations? Who do you want to be in control?
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