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Have you ever prayed about something, needing to know, “Lord, Should I do this or that?” Then you wondered how you could really know what God’s will was?
Since God doesn’t speak audibly to us, it can feel frustrating to know His answer…until we learn how He answers us.
I am frequently asked the question –
“How can I know God’s will?”
When decisions, small and great are before us, we want clear direction! Asking God’s will is a good question, but often the answer has been given, yet we are balking at it because it isn’t what we wanted or it isn’t how we expected God to answer!
Continue reading “Don’t Despise the Small Tasks”I did something today I’ve never done before. I filled out a bracket for the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Our family created a group where we each filled out brackets to see who will be the “winner.”
I enjoy basketball when “my team” is playing, but I’m not by any means an avid fan. When I was asked to join the family group I was told I needed to create a user name. I decided on, Lucky Guess. You can probably figure out why! I have no idea:
How well all the teams play.
Who the best players are.
Who is most likely to win!
I was even told that some girls pick winning teams simply by the color of the team they like best! That sounded good, so I did a little of that when making my choices. If the color didn’t influence me, I looked at home of the teams and picked the “place” I liked, or from which I had memories! Crazy, right?
Can you think of a time that you were desperate to know God’s will? I remember scenarios such as
my senior year of high school,
plans for college,
the matter of marriage,
where my husband would pastor,
a teaching job that I was offered,
opportunities to serve the Lord…
and on an on the situations go in which I needed to know what God wanted me to do.
Knowing God’s will seems so foggy. I often wished the Lord would just write it in the Continue reading “God’s Bulldozer”
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