God should i go

He knows how to lead us through it. Just as I opened up the right path for my kids, God is opening the right path for us. It is for good. It will strengthen us. It will help us. It will lead us in the right way. It will lift us above harm. God is always a step ahead, even when life makes us feel we've been left behind. Be it a marriage that is going under, a financial trial that looks impossible to fix, a baby that never seems to come, an addiction you can't seem to beat, a dream that never surfaces - no matter, he's a step ahead, working on your behalf.

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isa The wisdom to discern whether this relationship is right. The wisdom to see this person for who they are.

Speak truth to my heart and knowledge to my mind. Show me whether I should stay or leave. And help me to be led by your word, not solely the beating of my heart. These words are for us all. Beyond Worthy , by Jacqueline Whitney. Sign up for the Thought Catalog Weekly and get the best stories from the week to your inbox every Friday. You may unsubscribe at any time. By subscribing, you agree to the terms of our Privacy Statement.

Alan Labisch God, my mind is spinning. When they came to me for advice, I told them to listen for the voice of the Lord. Slowly, one by one, they began to receive their answers--their marching orders--to pack up their bags and go.

The practice of listening to the voice of the Lord created an intimacy and trust that made the difficult parts of their moves easier than they would have been had they ventured out without hearing God's voice. When we know God is calling us to go somewhere, we never feel like we are going alone. God's command to go does not always involve physically moving. Sometimes it may mean stepping up and not going somewhere. It might mean refusing to go to a party where drugs, drinking, and other forms of compromise will be taking place.

Maybe it means not going on a date with a guy who is unsaved or isn't that strong in his walk with the Lord. It might even mean declining acceptance into a college that would transplant you right into party central itself. For Esther, God's command to go meant risking her life and going before the king so that her people might be saved from death.

Her walk of obedience was a short one--down the palace hallways--but it could have been quite costly to her. For my friend Megan it meant taking a step of faith during her senior year, inviting other Christians she knew on her public high school campus to have worship in the back of her truck in the school parking lot before school started each morning. Megan brought her guitar, and before she and her friends knew it, there was a group of unsaved kids crowding around Megan's truck "just to listen.

She didn't have to go very far from home to make a difference. We sell ourselves short when we believe only missionaries can make a huge impact for Christ. My friend "Kaitlyn" not her real name has been so focused on becoming a foreign missionary like Amy Carmichael that she has completely missed opportunities in the mission field around her! So many of us make this costly mistake without even realizing it. Where is God telling you to go or maybe stay right now?

What is He telling you to do? How is He asking you to serve Him with your life at this moment? Sometimes God's calls to us are seemingly simple. Yes, Lord, I can teach a Sunday school class or go on a summer mission trip with the youth group, we think. Those are things I can handle. Other times He calls us to do things that sound ridiculous.

And more often than not, when He calls us to do something ridiculous, we begin to worry about what people are going to think. Most of the time our fears are justifiable. We don't want to be the girl who stands up and tells some of the popular people at school that their lifestyles of compromise are slowly bringing their souls to ruin.

And we most certainly don't want to be the girl who has to explain why she cannot go out with Mr. It is time to leave the hillside and head to a new place, to get into motion. But one thing is clear. You have to move to get there. You have to get off your backside and go. Loving your loud, annoying neighbour is more work than Jesus lets on.

With whom? What time? What comes first? It may be far, like the outermost part of the earth wherever that is from you or it may be near, like across the street.

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