God’s Will

Sometimes this feels so impossible to know. I read often about how someone has received guidance from God to do this or that. I have to confess that I do make decisions after lots of prayer about an issue, not having felt that I have been given that advice I sought but just going ahead because it seemed right. It hasn’t always worked out the best course for me and I have to come to the conclusion I am just not patient enough or that God wanted me to decide for myself and learn from my mistakes.

It can be off-putting when you judge yourself against others who tell you that God is constantly speaking to them and guiding them. Firstly, if he does it won’t be for their whole lives or he would be micromanaging and I don’t think we worship that kind of God. Secondly, it could just be that the person concerned has been given a specific ministry and so needs more help than most. God is a parent God; he is our Father and as such wants us to be happy and will help if we make bad decisions just as a parent would, but he wants us to lead our own lives.

Sometimes God ‘whispers’. I have looked back on some occasions and when I have gone to do something a very small voice inside me suggests another course of action and I ignore it thinking it can’t be God; unfortunately that still small voice was right.

It isn’t easy, but the best way to live our lives is to ask God for guidance and be patient to see if he is willing to do that for the situation we are in. Keep a watch out for that whisper that sometimes comes to you. He doesn’t shout or demand we follow his advice and we ignore it to our cost.

God bless you and help you to discern his will for your lives,

1 Kings 19:11-13

Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord for the Lord is about to pass by. And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper.