Lately, I have found myself wondering about what's next in my life. What does God have for me to do next? Where am I to be at right now? I wonder if I should be doing something different? I wonder.......
This morning in prayer, I told God that I was not going to wonder anymore. I told Him that I was simply going to trust His Word and the leading of the Spirit and He began to show me that my wondering has led to lack of revelation in my personal time with him. For quite a while now when I would go to read my Word, it would feel empty, powerless, and just blah. And now I know why. I looked up some definitions of wonder and here is what it said: to think or speculate curiously, to doubt. I could not believe that this is a word that I used in my walk with God. I could see that by wondering about the future that I was really wavering and doubting. Those words are ugly and we don't like to use them, but wondering is basically the same thing.
As I began to sit down and write some notes on this, God told me that wondering leads to wandering. As Christians, we're familiar with the term wandering and we know that it is not something we're interested in. To wander means to deviate from what you believe. The Israelites wandered around aimlessly in the desert because they would not TRUST God. The opposite of wondering is trusting. To trust means to be planted like a tree. When the wind blows, and the storms come, and dogs pee, that tree is not going anywhere because it is rooted deep. We must be rooted deep in the Word of God so that when circumstances arise we will stay planted and stay trusting God.
I will no longer wonder, I will only trust. I don't have to wonder about the future because the Holy Spirit will show me things to come. I don't have to wonder about what's going to happen because God's Word is true and it will never fail. Pslams 40:4 says, "Blessed is that-> -> ->man that makes the Lord his trust. It's simple, TRUST God and you will be blessed. That's what I'm going to do.
I will not let wondering lead me to wandering, but rather let TRUST in God lead me to the blessing!
But God,
3 years ago
6 comments:
Great word, son! And one your mom needed to hear as well.
This is great. There are times I "wonder" because I am afraid I am missing something. I won't wonder or be afraid, I will trust that I DO hear God's voice and promptings.
PS You make me laugh....dog peeing and I loved the "neon sign".
Blogging is a wonderful thing. It is another avenue we can use to reflect and share these revelations. It helps us to meditate on God's Word even more!!
Thanks for the post!!
Awesome Post!!! I love how you study God's word and get all the revelation he has for you!! I know this will make a huge difference in OUR LIVES!!
Amen. This is very good.
I need to be sure I do not mistake wondering with DESIRE for His best...
I think everyone has a sense of "wondering" or inquiry in his heart. This is what should compel the desire to seek God for His plan, for His direction. This is what I have found true in my life as well, that if I go about wondering what is next and NOT do anything about it; instead we need to be seeking God about what is next. And a lot of times, what is next is being held up by what you were already instructed to do. What you know you should be doing which will lead to the next step/event as a result of obeying.
Like you, I have found myself in that type of position and without doing anything about it, I got into double-mindedness. Now I have learned (and need to continue) to seek God in prayer. REAL, QUALITY, PRAYER time, to get that direction and get HIS plan revealed by the Holy Spirit (1 cor 2:9-10).
I completely agree Jake! I also believe that what is next, has been held up by lack of not doing what God said is now...
Great post and comments. Hmmmm I think we are all growing at LWRV. woo hoo!!!
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