Did you make New Year’s Resolutions?
The year is about half over – how are they coming?
Or did you set some goals to work on for the year? Or for your life? With your job? Your health? Your family?
I recently turned a scary significant age. I’ve had those feelings before – that there is more time behind me than ahead of me…but this one really stunned me.
I reviewed some of the goals I had set over the years, and felt a discomforting sense of urgency to really put the pedal to the metal and get moving!
But where to start? Some things I was already in the process of doing. And some were things that could be done relatively easily. But then there are some pretty big goals that I had always thought I’d have plenty of time to do…
Where did all that time go?
Looking at my list that sense of overwhelming urgency and pressure hit and I didn’t know where to begin.
Since I included God in making my list, I decided to ask Him where to start.
He knows the plans He has for me – Jeremiah 29:11.
And He knows the number of days I have – Psalm 139:16.
And He knows ME! Psalm 139:1-4.
Over 7 Days, I asked Him for Help. Direction, Inspiration, Motivation, Provision, Protection, and how to Proceed.
And HE SHOWED UP !
He is leading me one step at a time. He is opening doors for me – creating Divine Appointments for me! That’s what I call opportunities He arranges for me to just happen to be in the right place at the right time to hear or see something or someone who will contribute to His provision for my life.
And He has reduced my stress level significantly and raised my sense of getting some important things done – so I am feeling more purposeful, and blessed.
Invite the Lord into your process of tackling whatever is making you feel overwhelmed.
Ask Him to direct your path, show you where to start, what the next step is.
I’m praying He’ll show up for you, like He did for me.
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While bells are ringing midnight clear
My mind began to float up, out of the car so I could look down on myself – kind of like that feeling you get when you have a fever and your head floats up to the ceiling… Anyway, I could see myself sitting at the intersection in the car. I floated higher and could see the exit ramp from the interstate and surrounding area like a map laid out under me.
He was waiting for me up at the next exit. It was as if I could hear Him saying “When is she gonna get here? I’m waiting to give her guidance if she would only get here…”
Are you where He wants you to be?
You can be the soft light that allows us to feel relaxed, comfortable and safe; like the light from a campfire, or Christmas lights, or early morning just before the sun rises.
Light can be so strong that it burns. Lasers can be weapons of destruction. Or they can be so focused that they can be treatments for cutting out dead or diseased tissue.
We huddled together and moved forward cautiously. At first, I thought it would be best to shine the light up ahead of us so we could see where the path curved or stopped at a curb or was cut off by bushes. But it became clear that we could walk with the most certainty and speed when the light shone brightly on the very next step we were to take.
When I am not sure which option is best, Your Word tells me “Trust in the Lord with all Your heart and lean not on Your own understanding.” So while it is wise to make a list of pros and cons and count the cost of decisions, the logic of the world is not the final answer. Trusting in You to lead me through prayer and Scripture helps me make my final choice.
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