Have you ever sensed God telling you to “be still” and develop faith in Him? Do you ever pretend He isn’t speaking to you by pretending it’s all in your head? What about other times when you disagree with Him because you believe you are more correct and have more knowledge? Do you plan things ahead of His timing because you just know your timing is more ideal?
I’ll be having surgery on my right wrist and hand on Monday. I’m a right-handed person. The installation of new hardware (plates and screws) will drastically restrict my mobility until the injury has fully healed. I feel quite uneasy about this. I also get the impression that God is telling me that He has had enough of my justifications for why “I can’t be still, can’t rely on others, or rely on Him.”
I guess I will just have to “be still” on Monday. I won’t be able to accomplish a lot of things, some of which are essential. Like;
Open doors, carry a gallon of milk and pour, hold a hand of cards and play at the same time, write (well), open a can of dog food, do my hair, do my daughter’s hair, etc. The list is endless and frightening.
I have been having trouble figuring out my purpose for a while. I am not sure if what I am doing is still what I should be doing, or am called to do. I’ve prayed and pleaded for a change, but I have not been given the sign to move. Finding a purpose was one of my objectives for the upcoming few months as a sit and “”be still”. I wanted to have value in other people’s lives and to discover my own purpose.
But I don’t believe your purpose is some huge overwhelming thing that you will find out there somewhere. It is everything you have done and will do and it ties together the threads of your life and give meaning and value to not only others but also to yourself.
I therefore eagerly anticipate what the coming months will bring. Maybe a fresh sense of resolve to carry on with my current course. Perhaps a new determination to take a different course. Maybe there won’t be any answers at all, but I am nevertheless looking forward to it!
When God's plan isn't obvious 