"Have you been asking God what He is going to do? He will never tell you. God does not tell you what He is going to do-He reveals to you who He is." -O.C.
Here is my journal from June 15, 2008:
Today at church the assistant pastor preached about Genesis 12- a moving sermon about Abram. One thing that stuck out was "You'll never know exactly what God wants you to do-as in the whole picture-you'll know enough for the next step. God wants you to walk with Him & learn to trust Him for the next step."
We must constantly be waiting on God's lead to tell us what to do next... "Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said.." Genesis 12:7
God often gives us lofty hopes & grand promises with no clear direction on how they will be accomplished. God doesn't want to reveal the directions because He wants to reveal Himself.
On my way home, I thought of when people give me directions. Usually they write the whole thing down but it's very different when that person is in the car with me. They just wait until I get to the next point & then tell me where to go next. They do this because we are on the journey together. And so it is with God. God doesn't need to tell me exactly every step because He will tell me on the way, He is on the journey with me. He is with me, Emmanuel.
Some other thoughts on this topic from other devotionals I've read years ago:
"I am learning to trust God by stepping out into an adventure of obedience & discovering for myself that He is trustworthy. Help me to take the next step of faith, even when I don't see where I'm going. I will choose to trust You."
"God's heart is to reach people in every city, country, and continent, and that often involves a risk on our part."
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