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Thursday, February 8, 2024

How Do I Know What God Wants Me To Do?

 


February 8, 2024

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“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may
see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Matthew 5:16 (NIV)

When I was making decisions, I used to assume there was always
one correct choice. And to stay in God’s will, I must figure out that
exact choice.

I would ponder and pray. Ask friends. Google for answers.

Read the Bible. Look for confirmations that pointed in one direction
or another.

But then I wondered … Is God’s will really this complicated?

It’s great to ask friends and look for confirmation from others. But
what if God is more concerned with us looking for Him than looking
for answers?

We want big directional signs from God. God just wants us to pay attention to Him and ask Him what our best “yes” is amid all the choices.

Not long ago, I heard a story that shook me to the core. It had
been a busy day at a local restaurant with lots of customers coming
and going. But at one point, a guy came up to the manager and
handed her a card. He told her, “This is for your staff.” And with an emotional catch in his throat, he said, “I just wanted to make sure
they knew.”

The customer then turned and left as the manager tucked the card
into her apron pocket.

Later, she opened the card directed to the staff. It thanked them
not for their service or the food but for their smiles.

The customer explained that he’d made plans to take his life
that day. But their gift of simple conversations with simple
smiles gave him the gift of hope.

When I heard this story, I cried. Something stirred deep inside
of me.

I believe this is a beautiful picture of how God’s will works for
believers in Jesus. He intersects our lives with those who need
His hope and whispers to us, You have the hope they need …
Give it to them.

Maybe we start by offering someone a little of our time, sharing
our story, or simply smiling. And when we do, a shift happens.
It’s like the world splits open with each of our acts of obedience,
and God’s light breaks apart the world’s darkness.

Our key verses today say, “You are the light of the world. A town
built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp
and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it
gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your
light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds
and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:14-16, NIV).

God wants us to let our light shine. This is His will. This is His plan.
This is His instruction.

The more we pay attention to these moment-by-moment
instructions from God, the more our thinking starts to line
up with His. Our minds get in a new rhythm of seeing what
He wants us to see so we can do what He wants us to do.

Dear Lord, I want to be a light for You today. Show me someone
specific I can give Your hope to. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

© 2024 by Lysa TerKeurst. All rights reserved.


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