At our church we have several home groups that meet on Sunday nights. The Fall sessions started last night and my husband and I joined the group studying the subject of knowing God’s will and how we can discover what God’s will is for our lives.
As I have shared with you before, sometimes the Lord gives me a ‘picture’ in my mind that helps me to understand something or that helps me to commune with Him. Below is one such time. It is from my journal, written a few years ago, about a time that I was struggling with knowing what God’s will was for me in a certain area.
“I have a picture in my mind that I’m sitting in a boat. It is evening and I’m looking at a beautiful sunset over the ocean. The water is very peaceful. I am alone with Jesus. I am very happy and at peace there.
As I was thinking about this I began talking to Him about how I feel stressed about my circumstances. I feel torn in two somehow over the decision I must make. I feel so much better alone “in my little boat”, but, I am thinking that while it is good to be alone with God that there is much to be accomplished. So I feel guilty about not doing more. This turmoil has been in my heart for some time. God help me to see your will and purpose for my life, and to walk in your will. [Galatians 6:9 – Let us not become weary in doing good...] I feel weary even though it seems I’m not doing anything. I trust God is working this out. I turn it all over to you Lord. I will watch and wait for an answer. Open my ears that I might hear, and my eyes that I might see. Pour your oil over me Lord and heal my broken heart. Thank you for letting me float along with you in that little boat and contemplate your beauty. I love you Lord.
It is when we quiet our hearts before the Lord that we are able to put words to our thoughts, to bring them before the Lord and commune with him.”
Yes, God is always faithful!!! He did help me and gave me direction for the circumstance quoted above. Do you know one of the things that I so love about God? It’s that I never have to be afraid of what He will think of me when I talk to Him. I can tell Him anything. I can say to Him exactly what I think, what apprehensions I may be having, what I don’t understand – what I love and what I hate; anything at all that I might be feeling. He knows all about it anyway, doesn’t He? I can bring Him my questions, no matter how simple or how difficult, and yes I can ask Him to help me with decisions that I need to make and then trust Him to guide me on the right path.
Take a quiet time away from the hustle and bustle of life and sit with Jesus for a while. You will find peace there, peace that passes understanding.
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