"Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass."
- Psalm 37:5
When it comes to seeking God's will, we usually seek after instructions that will accomplish a vision or goal. We want to know who, what, when, where, why, how and everything in between. We pray, we cry, we search, and search some more for these illusive elements. We tend to forget that God's will is more about the inches than the miles ahead of us.
Once we decide to follow the Lord, we step onto God's will not knowing what is ahead. We move forward with limited knowledge of the full path. Since our human nature hungers for control, we begin to survey the miles ahead of us trying to define what moves to make and what significant milestones we must reach. We confuse the milestones that we cannot see as "God's Will". We completely ignore the inches that are right in front of us.
I recently went on a retreat with the Frontlynaz to spend time in prayer to seek after the voice of God. We have some very specific questions as a ministry team. After three days of prayer, meditation, and discussion we definitely don't have the full journey figured out. We did, however, open our eyes to the "inches". We renewed our faith and trust that God will bring all things to pass. We determined that we need to act on the inches He has revealed to us and the rest will unravel on its own.
God's will is not a future milestone to search for. God's will is continuous, dynamic, and requires your obedience today. Every seemingly insignificant inch forward will reveal more of God's plan for your life. Obedience today will carry you further than diligently searching for answers God is not ready to reveal.
What is God leading you to do today? Is it to read the Word? Is it to send an email to someone? Is He telling you to brainstorm and put ideas on paper? Is He telling you to stop spending money on video games? :-)
Take that inch forward today, trust in Him, and He will make sure His will is accomplished. To God be the glory.
Pop the Culture,
- B.P
