I'm In the Middle!

Wow . . . I haven't written lately . . . life has been awesome but VERY busy with great things. I've been helping out with Chrysalis weekends and I spent last weekend at the women's Emmaus Walk. Good stuff. But in the midst of the good stuff, I've been battling some questions, and maybe you're in a similar battle, so I thought I'd share.

Recently I've been asking God a big question: what next? In a couple areas of my life, I'm just wondering if He is trying to move me on to the next thing, preparing me all the while so I'll be ready when I get there. Well, lately, I've let the "not knowing" frustrate me all to pieces, and earlier this week, things hit a fever pitch. My heart is right; I just want to be where He wants me to be, and I surely don't want to miss what He has in store. Anybody relate? Scared to move and scared to stay because I just can't afford to get this wrong. And always good for a message . . . here comes Joyce Meyer, and she never disappoints.

This morning she said a lot; in fact, she said so much that I was scrambling to take notes, and I had to listen again after work on my computer. And she said two simple but critical things: 1) I'm just not smart enough to figure this out. 2) I must have experience with God. Okay, now I know she didn't mean that we're stupid. What she meant is that our best human "smartness" will never give us the answers we need; we have to depend on God's wisdom. And where do we find that wisdom? In His Word and in our prayers. In Psalm 25:14, it says this: "The Lord confides in those who fear Him; He makes His covenant known to them." In Proverbs 3, verse 6, it says, "In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." So it sure seems like He will give us the wisdom we need if we fear God and acknowledge Him in all our ways. And then there's the experience with God.

I believe we need to think back to the times that God has held up His promises from His Word in our lives. Those experiences give us confidence for the the future He has in store.

So where am I tonight? Well, I really believe I'm in the middle of something, and when we're in the middle, waiting to get to the other side, we need to keep doing what God would expect: study, pray, reach out to others, be faithful in all things. Tonight I thank God for the voice of Joyce Meyer, reminding me of things I already know, but every now and then, I need a nudge. Thank you, Joyce!