In this journey of life as a Christian I seek to please my heavenly Father. Part of pleasing Him is living the life, fulfilling the purpose and walking in the path for which He has created me and me alone for. Living a mediocre life is of no appeal to me, hence the only life for me is one of purpose, and the highest and most desirous purpose is that which God wants me to fulfill. Hence, for as long as I can remember, the pursuit of realizing this purpose has been at the forefront of my life.
I remember struggling, from a young teenager until very recently, with the question, "How do I find the will of God?" The problem with this question is this, it leaves me in control. Its still about ME, how doe 'I' find the will of God? Yet, throughout scripture, it is not by our hands that our lives are put together.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Matthew 7:7-11
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33
In both of these scriptures, the one in pursuit of something has now power over that which they seek to obtain. The only with this power is He from whence it comes. It is not up to me to figure out, guess, analyze or conjure up God's will for my life as if it is some new mathematical equation. If I ask in faith of Him who is faithful, He will answer my prayers. "Ask and it shall be given you," can you have the faith in your God that He hears, answers and will reveal to you the plan that is already in place? "Seek and ye shall find..." Not maybe, not might, not possibly, but SHALL. The question is, how bad do you want it? Seeking is not for the casual browser, the name-it-claim-it-blab-it-grab it type. Seeking takes time, dedication, earnest, strong desire and anyone lacking this will soon give up chase and settle for second best. So, again, I repeat, how bad do you want this? In order to obtain that which you seek, you have to seek it with more fervor than you cling to what you already have. "Knock and the door shall be opened unto you..." I knock, He opens. Knocking on a door requires expectancy. Would you knock at a door expecting it to never open? Of course not, if that were the case, there would never be that knock. Yet, once the knuckles have the rapped upon the oak door, even if ever so slightly and timidly, faith has entered the picture, faith that the One dwelling within will open the door and draw you in.
Can you believe? Do you desire what God has in store for you more than you enjoy your current station in life? Can you muster up enough faith to simply rap upon the doors of His throne room? If you do, you will see His ways, you will know His will, in His timing.
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ReplyDeleteGirl, it was so funny to me when you first posted this on your status, because I was writing a blog post about where I have found myself time and time again, trying to figure out God's will. I was studying it out and realizing that as a child of God, it isn't my responsibility to "figure it out" at all because God has already ordered my steps. This post is exceptional in its depth and I appreciate it!
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