I know several people who are seeking God's guidance in how to handle some serious issues. We've all been there at one time or another (if we try to follow God, that is.) We've all heard the advice as to what to do during the waiting period, and we've all given the advice to others.
The truth is that the only thing we mere mortals can do is try to be open to what we believe God says and trust that He will answer if we ask. Then we have to muster the faith to do it, no matter how strange it may sound or how it may not match up with our ideas of the "best" way to handle a situation. It's easier said than done, but with God's help, it's possible. We watch, we wait, and we (hopefully) praise. Just like one of my favorite hymns, "Blessed Assurance," by Frances J. Crosby:
- Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.
- Refrain:
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
- Refrain:
- Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels, descending, bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love. - Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blest,
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.
The answer we envision rarely lines up with how God makes it happen, too!
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