A couple of days ago I started a short series on four signs that we still don’t get it. On some of the elementary things that are keeping us from launching into a whole new dimension in our relationship with God and the calling He has placed on our lives.
Today we pick up with the second sign. Since I did a promo post for our Easter worship experiences yesterday, I’ll do a special Friday post with the final two signs tomorrow.
Here’s the second sign that you still don’t get it:
2. You’re still waiting for God’s will to “fall into place.”
You’re still waiting for God to bring the right man or woman into your life.
For the perfect job to come along.
For…
And in the meantime you’re not doing much of anything about it.
You’re hanging out in your basement.
You’re begrudgingly going about your present job.
You’re going to be waiting for a long time. Not because God doesn’t want to bring the right person into your life. Or the job you’ve been created for. Or anything else He wants for you. But because God’s will isn’t a matter of waiting. And it rarely falls into place all at once.
When you think about the will of God for your life, think less in terms of a big bang and more in terms of small sparks that lead to a large fire. It’s a matter of doing what you should be doing and letting God continually move you forward into what He wants you to be doing.
A lot of times we spend our greatest effort trying to uncover the mysteries of the parts of God’s will that we don’t understand rather than obeying the part of God’s will that we do understand.
And that’s His Word. When all else fails, God’s Word is His will.
So from the examples above:
It’s always God’s will for you to become the kind of man or woman that will be the husband or wife of someone else’s dreams.
It’s always God’s will to do all of your work as unto the Lord.
So start doing those things. And then trust God to use your present obedience to move you closer to your future assignments.
If you’re single, stop waiting for God to bring you the right person and start running after God with everything you’ve got. When you see someone running alongside of you, you’ll know God’s will has “fallen into place.” And while you’re at it, clean yourself up, put some product in your hair, and join the greeter team at your church.
Stop waiting for the perfect job to come along and start perfecting the job that you have. That way when the perfect job “falls into place,” you’ll be ready for it.
We don’t have to waste time wondering when and how God’s will is going to fall into place. Obedience that is active is way better than passive reflection. We find direction from God while we’re on the move. We know as we go. We set out and then God shows up.
We know God’s will by doing God’s will.
