WHEN I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO
by Gail Rodgers
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Megan had decisions to make that would affect her family and her career
path. The pros and cons could be weighed either way and no clear-cut
direction could be seen. She did not know what to do. Confusion and
anxiousness weighed her down.
She received an unexpected note from a friend: "You are on my mind and
in my prayers this week," it said. "As I read my Bible today it seemed
I should share this verse with you..."
"We are asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through
all spiritual wisdom and understanding...being strengthened with all
power according to His glorious might so that you may have great
endurance and patience ...joyfully giving thanks to the Father" �
(Colossians 1:9-12).
Tears came to Megan's eyes as she read these verses. God was assuring
her He would fill her with the knowledge of His will through spiritual
wisdom and understanding. Could she trust Him with the question marks
of her life?
The Holy Spirit used this verse to renew Megan's confidence that God
would direct her. With new focus she began to commit each decision,
each day to God.
As the month passed, Megan felt God truly directing her path and
showing her His will through an understanding that she knew came from
His heart. She felt herself being strengthened by God's mighty power.
If you have a decision to make and don't know which way to turn, ask
God for spiritual wisdom and understanding. It goes beyond the pro and
con lists we make for ourselves. His desire for you is to be fruitful
and to grow in your knowledge of Him.
Give God the question mark you are searching out today and truly trust
Him to guide you. Pray about every aspect of your decision. Keep God in
the center of your focus and do not neglect reading His Word and asking
Him to guide you through it. He will keep His word and will give you
patience and endurance as you wait on Him.
~Father God, I don't know what to do. I thank You for Your promise of
guidance. Help me today to trust my future and my plans to You. Help me
today to lean on Your patience and endurance. Lead me in paths that
will bring growth in my knowledge of You. Give me spiritual wisdom and
understanding that goes beyond my own thinking. I thank You in the
strong name of Jesus, Amen.
Questions: How have you dealt with situations of having to make a
decision but not knowing what to do? � How can we be sure that God is
directing our decision making?
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