As we have discussed in the
previous devotion, we need to spend a lot of time with the Lord and
hear from Him what our purpose in life is. When we have heard, we
must test it against the Word of God in order to receive
confirmation that we have heard correctly and secondly we need to
ask fellow Christians to pray for us and receive confirmation for
us from the Lord. Now let's continue with the next steps:
4. Seeing
things
As we continue in the fun park we
will see the different rides and we will see everything that there
is to do. And certain of these rides will attract our attention and
we will naturally feel drawn to it.
In our lives that is the working of
the Holy Spirit. He will help us on the road to see where we should
go. He will lead us on the right paths. He might provide us with
dreams helping us to know which way to turn, or He might give us
visions on what the future might hold, or He might send a prophet
on your way to proclaim a prophecy over your life. Or it might be
less dramatic and He could give you peace over what you must do
that transcends all understanding. If you ask for the Holy Spirit's
guidance, it will be given unto you. Listen to what Jesus said
about Him:
John 16:13, "When the Spirit of
Truth comes, He will guide you into all Truth. He will tell you
about the future."
John 16:15, "…the Spirit will
reveal to you whatever He receives from Me."
We can therefore trust the guiding
of the Holy Spirit. He will help us to know whether we are on the
right path or not.
5. Know
yourself
In the fun park there are different
rides for different kinds of people. Adventure-loving people would
go for the high, dangerous roller coasters, whilst the faint
hearted would go on a more relaxed ride. Or there might be people
who have motion sickness and would rather not go on a ride, but
rather enjoy the water activities on a lazy river or something.
In your life you know yourself the
best. You know your strengths and your weaknesses and you know
whether something makes you excited or not. You will know whether
it suits you or not. But be careful here. Moses also didn't think
he could lead the Israelites and look at what a mighty leader he
became. Therefore try and have a look at yourself through God's
eyes. He sees your potential and you should see it too.
6. Narrowed down
choice
If you are standing before two
roller-coasters in the fun park and you do not know which one to
choose, pray about it and look at the area surrounding each one and
go to the one that appeals to you the most.
When you cannot decide between two
choices and you have followed all these steps, take a moment, take
a deep breath and pray about it again. Go back to step 1 and spend
time with the Lord. Ask Him to help you open your eyes to the area
surrounding each choice and ask Him to help you see which one to
choose. The Holy Spirit will guide you. Remember the Lord wants you
to make the right decision. He wants you to succeed. Trust Him
enough with it. He will lead you to the right choice.
Dear Lord, please help us to find
the right way. We would love to look up to You and find the answers
to our prayers. We know You have a purpose for us, please reveal it
to us today. Amen