So, What IS the Will of the LORD for Us?
This may sound like various other postings along the way, but today is today, and the question is today's as well. I have been asked, "How does one know for sure that you've heard from God?" To me, the question is a valid one, and the answer is relatively simple: "Get to Know Him - through His Word and through prayer/talking with Him on a regular basis." But how does one "walk out" what one has learned/heard? Ah, perhaps there's another question entirely...or is it? Maybe it's just an extention of the first one. Perhaps the key ingredient is TIME. Doubtless, answers don't just come instantly every time, although they often Do. But in the same way, the answers to our questions don't just pop into existance either, very often.
Our family has struggled mightily to seek and find and obey the Lord's will for us, no matter what the personal cost or the giving up of the things we tend to hold most dear (like nearness to family, prized possessions, etc). We have considered various modes of ministry, particularly Missions and that of the local church, but in both cases, the Lord seems to be closing doors. In my frustration and confusion, both of which are matters of the soul (mind, will and emotions), the Lord directed me to study diligently The Psalms. King David was a master of ongoing struggles between his spirit, soul, and body, and Psalms reflects this in a most excellent way!
With such instructions at my fingertips and in my mind, as I meditate on His Word, I am finding relief, even if not the direct answers I seek.
We were denied the role of long-term missionaries, based on spiritual And physical reasons. And I am now, after MUCH prayer and consideration, laying aside my desire to pastor the local Body with whom we fellowship. "What else IS there, Lord?" We WILL NOT sit it out "on the bench" (in sports terms). We'll do everything and anything we feel we can and should to further the Kingdom. It's up to Him to draw the lines of where we ought not go - perhaps the Reasons are His alone to know. I submit myself to You, O Lord. Lead me/us as You think best! DLM
Our family has struggled mightily to seek and find and obey the Lord's will for us, no matter what the personal cost or the giving up of the things we tend to hold most dear (like nearness to family, prized possessions, etc). We have considered various modes of ministry, particularly Missions and that of the local church, but in both cases, the Lord seems to be closing doors. In my frustration and confusion, both of which are matters of the soul (mind, will and emotions), the Lord directed me to study diligently The Psalms. King David was a master of ongoing struggles between his spirit, soul, and body, and Psalms reflects this in a most excellent way!
With such instructions at my fingertips and in my mind, as I meditate on His Word, I am finding relief, even if not the direct answers I seek.
We were denied the role of long-term missionaries, based on spiritual And physical reasons. And I am now, after MUCH prayer and consideration, laying aside my desire to pastor the local Body with whom we fellowship. "What else IS there, Lord?" We WILL NOT sit it out "on the bench" (in sports terms). We'll do everything and anything we feel we can and should to further the Kingdom. It's up to Him to draw the lines of where we ought not go - perhaps the Reasons are His alone to know. I submit myself to You, O Lord. Lead me/us as You think best! DLM
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