The reason we have insecurity or confusion, and no peace about some decisions in our life at this time, is because God is not telling us to do it right now. We keep trying to summon the energy to move in that direction, but we only feel conflict within. That perplexity is caused by humanistic thinking.
If we do not feel the Spirit prompting us to do something, and we do it anyway, we are operating out of fear or presumption, and we may miss God's perfect will for our life. If we want to walk in God's will, then we wait on the Lord to tell us what to do and when to act (Proverbs 3:5-6).
The Bible tells us to wait on God and to be led by His Spirit (Proverbs 3:5-6; Romans 8:9). We follow His perfect peace within our spirit. We do not make decisions out of fear, but out of faith and obedience, and we relinquish the outcome to the Lord.
We wait on the Lord's peace and just enjoy His presence until then. We can never forget that God has a perfect plan for our life (Ephesians 2:10). We thwart His purpose when we independently make our own choices. We only succeed as we submit to His will (Proverbs 3:5-6).
We find our advice in the Bible, not from people. They may have self-centered motives or misguided, worldly considerations. People can confirm to us what God already spoke to us from His Word and by His Spirit, but we do not rely on anyone except God to tell us what to do.
We never know the reasons behind someone’s advice. Rather than following the direction of our circumstances, or some advice that is not based on scripture, we only follow God’s peace within us (Philippians 4:7). That is how Jesus lived. He only did what He saw and heard our Father doing (John 5:19).
Prayer:
Father God, remind us that if You remain silent, even after we consult You repeatedly, we do not need that answer right now, and we can simply leave that issue in Your capable hands. In times of silence, we can just hang out with You, praise You, and seek You for advice that You may have for us in this moment of time. Teach us that as long as we live in surrender to You, we will walk in Your will.
When we live by Your Spirit, our decisions are not based on the desires of our flesh, but on Your will for even the most mundane chores that You direct us to accomplish (Galatians 5:15-25). As you lead us by Your Spirit, we do not fulfill the works of our flesh, but we walk by Your Spirit and reap the fruit of righteousness (Isaiah 32:17-18). Please strengthen us by Your Spirit and teach us to walk in Your ways (Ephesians 3:16, 5:18).
Thought for the Day:
Sitting in companionable silence with us is something God loves to do, and neither one of us needs to speak; sitting in His presence, allows His love to flow over us like a waterfall as we enjoy just being still in His presence, confidently knowing that in His timing and way, He will direct us to achieve His purposes in our life.
- Isaiah 40:31, 55:11
