God's call for you (4)

We may have 'a million and one' ideas for the future: excitement, back-up plans, 'when I've got enough money' plans... If so, God will help us narrow down the options, but we need to listen to him. Or, perhaps, the 'What are you doing next year?' question is one that freaks us out, because we have not even one idea.

Wherever we find ourselves, it's likely we'll all benefit from a reminder: 'Along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them' (Isaiah 42:16 NIV). Whether the 'darkness' is a sea of choices, uncertainty about committing to our calling, or a sense of blankness about the future, God is there.

Whether we have a clear-cut plan for the future or not, it's always best to bring whatever we have to God in prayer. We'll be taking a last look at Nehemiah's wall-building capers tomorrow, but for now, just know that he put in a serious amount of prayer before he carried out God's plan. Let's be encouraged: it's not an overnight process. Let's just bring what we have before him and leave the process to him.



So what now? What do you have to start with? Get yourself a journal and write your ideas, dreams or plans - however formulated or not - down. Ask God to help you form a clear-cut call. He's waiting for you to recognise and work on his call for your life.





— SCRIPTURE —

'Let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant.' Nehemiah 1:11 NIV
— SOULFOOD —

Judg 19:16-21:25, Matt 18:10-20, Ps 119:97-104 , Pro 18:6-8