Knowing God’s perfect will for our lives may be the most difficult challenge we will take on in life. But following God’s will is not always equivalent to knowing His will (at least not knowing all the details). Let that sink into your heart for a moment.
Often we dig in and wait for God to lay out the plan in detail before us before we are willing to take a step. It is not stubbornness that causes us to do this, but simply that we feel so much more secure if we have all the details, every turn, every stop along the way, every road laid out before us. We live in the day of job descriptions. We don’t want to take a job without having a detailed description of what is expected of us then we proceed to do the job according to the description (and please don’t ask me to do anything else).
As I read in the Bible I see that there are many more examples of following God’s will without knowing every detail than there are examples of having every detail laid out in advance.
Abraham followed God’s directions without knowing what the destination was. God simply said, “When you get there I will tell you.
Hannah waited for God’s perfect timing without knowing when.
Mary expected a miracle without knowing how.
Joseph trusted God’s purpose without knowing why circumstances happened the way they did.
Most often when we ask God for His will He tells us, “For today go here or there, do this or that then tomorrow I’ll give you more.” I have written on more than a few graduation cards and gift books Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT) “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.” It didn’t say He would immediately give the ultimate destination; just a path at a time.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, show me today what I should do to please and honor You, and take me one step, one day closer to the ultimate destination of Your will for me. AMEN.
Blessings!
Pastor Roger
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