INSPIRASUNS

I’ve been talking with different friends over the past few weeks about projects they are working on. I have a few myself and the timing has been such that we can all talk and share ideas and thoughts about our different situations. Our various projects aren’t at all related, one friend was looking at starting a new business, another is discerning whether to start a study group of sorts, and I’ve been looking at storm resilience for our campus, so ya our projects are very different.

As we’ve all been praying and asking Father to guide our paths, we’ve each found ourselves wondering if we’re doing the right thing. Does God want us on this path? It’s difficult sometimes to know if what you are doing is what He wants. Are we doing His will or just living out what we want?

Sometimes I find myself being very direct in my prayers, “Lord will you just show me what to do here”. Most of the time I don’t get the answer, at least not then. However, what I have found is that the answer will indeed come in time, in HIS time, not mine. All things in this life happen for a reason and on Father’s schedule. As I have said many times, He is in control not us.

Well interestingly this week, both of the friends I’ve been chatting with have had answers come to them on how to move forward. The one looking to open a new business has been shown that this is not what Father wants her to do and He made it pretty clear, in a good way. The friend looking to teach is indeed moving forward with a new study group, He feels the call from Father. And…just last night I had an epiphany on the project I’m working on, God just totally opened my eyes to something. It was amazing how I realized, I had been praying for answers for weeks, and in His time, the right time, it came to me.

It’s amazing to see Father in action. As I think about these weeks and these friends I realize He has been moving simultaneously in each of our lives. He has put us “together” on journeys where we can support each other. We each anchored into Him and He showed us the path, again, in His time.

Friends, I know there can be difficult times when we think God is not hearing us, He’s not helping us. We have to accept that our timing is not His, and sometimes we just have to be still. We need to be quiet and listen for the direction from Him. Ya for me, that gets difficult, my type-A self doesn’t like sitting and waiting 🙂 .

Trust and faith in our Lord that is truly all we need. The answers will come, in His time, not ours. Have a good day friends, continued prayers for our sweet Emily Rea and her return.

Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.