God's Will

As your dad and I continue to navigate this life, we had a conversation last night about what God has been teaching us and the number of people and family that He has put in our lives that are struggling with these issues. Finding God's will seems to be a recurring theme. As if God has hidden this treasure and we are in this cosmic game of hide and seek. When if I truly look at the situation I recognize that it is my lack of understanding and just living in expectancy that is the problem. For Christmas you all gave me the character of Mary. I think my challenge this year is to live in the expectancy of what God will birth in my life and in those around me. At that point I will praise God for the gift He has given. What follows is an exerpt of an article in Relevant Magazine by Francis Chan. It is from his new book called Forgotten God. The name of the article is "I Just Wish I Knew God's Will..."

How many times have you heard someone wonder about "God's will for my life"? I know I've longed to know it for my life. But now I see it as a misguided way of thinking and talking.

There are very few people in the Scriptures who received their life plan from God in advance (or even their five year plan, for that matter). Consider Abraham, who was told to pack up his family and all his possessions and start walking. He didn't know where he was going. He didn't know if he would ever be back. He didn't know any of the details we consider vital (e.g. his destination, how long the venture would take, what the costs/rewards would be, whether he'd receive a 401 (k) or health insurance). God said to go and he went, and that's pretty much all he knew.

A lot of us need to forget about God's will for my life. God cares more about our response to His Spirit's leading today, in this moment, than about what we intend to do next year. In fact, the decisions we make next year will be profoundly affected by the degree to which we submit to the Spirit right now, in today's decisions.

It is easy to use the phrase "God's will for my life" as an excuse for inaction or even disobedience. It's much less demanding to think about God's will for your future than it is to ask Him what He wants you to do in the next 10 minutes. It's safer to commit to following Him someday instead of this day.

That's all I am giving you today Kids. For more from this article and mom's thoughts, tune in tomorrow! I love you all and will be praying that God will give you the strength to step out in faith in what God wants from you in the next ten minutes. Live in the "expectancy" of each day!