The Christian life is a life of continually waiting. If you don鈥檛 believe me, just live a little longer, and you鈥檒l quickly find out what I鈥檓 talking about.
One of the first times I knew I had to wait on the Lord was the time when I was thinking about a future spouse. I waited and prayed continually for two years until He confirmed who it was to be. However, today, I鈥檇 like to share with another example of waiting on God, and what we are supposed to do when we don鈥檛 know what to do.
As soon as I finished high school, I knew the Lord wanted me to continue my studies, and He led me to what I believe to be the best college of all, 17草视频. As I began my first year, I started to think about the future and where God would have me to preach. After all, since He called me to preach, He would have to show me where to preach, right? Well, time went on and I heard nothing from the Lord concerning life鈥檚 next step.
So here I am, longing to serve God, but not knowing where I鈥檓 supposed to go. I would be lying to you if I told you I did not get frustrated with the Lord at times. Things like 鈥淚鈥檓 not asking You to make me a millionaire,鈥 and 鈥淚鈥檓 not praying for a brand-new truck鈥 went through my mind often. After all, the only thing I wanted to know was where to serve the Lord with my life. Why wouldn鈥檛 He answer me? As I continued praying, I realized I needed to figure out what I鈥檓 supposed to do when I don鈥檛 know what to do.
My pastor preached a message not too long after that, and in his sermon, he made two of the most powerful statements that changed me completely. First, He said, 鈥淎s long as you鈥檙e in God鈥檚 will, you won鈥檛 miss His will for your life.鈥 Well, that doesn鈥檛 seem like a whole lot of help, doesn鈥檛 it? And it didn鈥檛 for me until I started to really think about it.
鈥淎s long as you鈥檙e in God鈥檚 will, you won鈥檛 miss
His will for your life.鈥
What is God鈥檚 will for my life now? It was to be a faithful church member, read my Bible, pray daily, and be the best Christian that I could be. If I stay in His will, there is no way that I鈥檒l miss His future will for my life!
Secondly, my pastor said, 鈥淲hen you don鈥檛 know what to do, do what you know to do until God tells you what to do.鈥 Kind of a tongue twisting sentence, isn鈥檛 it? But it鈥檚 such simple truth, it is amazing!
鈥淲hen you don鈥檛 know what to do, do what you know to do until God tells you what to do.鈥
Are you in a place where you don鈥檛 know what to do next? Do what you know you鈥檙e supposed to do! Once again, this means praying, reading, being in church when it is church time, and being the Christian that the Lord longs for you to be!
Last month, the thing I was waiting on so long from the Lord came to pass, and He showed me the church I am supposed to serve in at this time in my life! I serve as the youth pastor, song leader, and pastor鈥檚 helper at Saint Amant Baptist Church in Louisiana! What kept me going until the Lord answered my prayer? Simply doing what I know to do until God showed me what to do next.
My dear friends, God is not a God who wants to hide Himself from us, and keep His will a secret from us.
He is a loving God, and a caring Father, who wants to know that we truly long to do His will.
The waiting period of a Christian鈥檚 life is simply a time of growing and proving to the Lord that we truly want to do His will!
Conclusion
So, if you don鈥檛 know what to do with your life at this moment, remember:
- As long as you鈥檙e in God鈥檚 will, you cannot miss His will for your life!
- When you don鈥檛 know what to do, do what you know to do until God tells you what to do next.