Hello,
There are many times where we think about situations that
are coming, get our plan in place and feel very confident. But then, confusion
sets in. We start to step into the situation and the unplanned is tossed at us.
But the unplanned does not always look the same. Sometimes the unplanned are
the big obvious bad things – but sometimes they are less straight forward. When
satan wants to be more subtle, or throw off suspicion, he will come with a positive
unplanned thing. If you are contemplating making some change, he will find a
way to entice you to stay as you are. If you are thinking about sticking with
something, he will entice you some other opportunity that appears to be ok or
better on the surface.
We get ourselves tied up in knots sometimes when we go back
and forth in our minds with these situations. We do not always know right away
if things which pop-up are from God or not – but we give ourselves the best
opportunity to see that quickly if we have started by going through the
decision process quietly with God. When we are facing decisions we need to find
the time away with God to quietly, without distraction, work through it with
Him. This gives us the foundation to go back to when the unplanned things come.
That foundation will help us evaluate information – and bring it to the
conversation.
I don’t think we ignore the unplanned – I am just saying
that we need to spend time with God to go over our decisions that lie in front
of us, and understand the direction He is moving us –and any key factors
(result, reason etc) that stem from the decision. Without knowing this, we cannot
sift through the unplanned things as they come along (and they will!)
Mark 1:35” In
the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house,
and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.” (NASB)
While nothing with Jesus was unplanned to Him – He still
knew the importance of going away and spending time with the Father.
Have a blessed day, and enjoy your time with God!
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