The Lord wants us to have fun and
He wants to be part of it and share in the fun with us. He
wants us to get up in the morning with a smile on our face.
Now as I discussed in the previous
devotion, the Lord revealed the path to our purpose in life through
the illustration of a fun park. Inside this fun park are different
rides and fun things to do and one of them is your purpose. One of
them would be well suited to you. Now how do you know which one?
Let's find out.
1.
Pray about it
Once you have decided that you want
to know what your purpose is, be quiet and spend time with the
Lord. This is the most difficult thing for most people to do, but
it is the most important of all, as the rest of the steps would
simply be confirmation of what you prayed about.
Be still, make time even if it is
your busiest time of the year. I have quickly learned that when you
do spend time with the Lord, you tend to do all your tasks
thereafter so much faster, that you end up making up the time
again. So be still and listen. The Lord so desperately wants to
talk to us that He will talk to you, you need not worry about it.
He will share His Heart with you. All you need to do is to be quiet
and let Him do the talking.
Now this might take half an hour or
it can take weeks, it all depends on how the Lord decides to work
with you. He knows what is best and will not be rushed. But if you
persevere and continue to be quiet, His tender voice will start
talking to you. You will intuitively know it is Him. Your Spirit
after all knows its Maker. You will hear Him, after you have taken
care of all the noise inside of you.
As you continue to listen, you will
hear more and more and a clearer picture will be formed as to what
He wants you to do. He will now lead you into the park for
confirmation of where He is leading you to.
2.
There will be physical signs
All around the park there will be
signs leading you to each ride. Each ride will be clearly marked
and will help you not to get lost along the way. You will clearly
know which way to turn.
Now in your daily life these signs
will be the Word of God. When you spend time and study the Word of
God, you will clearly start to know the heart of God. You will
learn from Him and you will learn His Ways. Therefore if you feel
that you want to do something, test it against the Word of God. If
it is in contrast to it, you can know that it is definitely not
something that you must do. If it is in line with the Word of God
you can look further for confirmation that this is what you must
do. You can ask the Lord for a specific verse to confirm that this
is His Will for your life. Or you can ask a Christian friend to
pray for you for a verse from the Lord. Something that would
confirm that this is the road that you should take.
3.
Christian counselors
All around the park there will be
people who can assist you in the road you should undertake. They
will direct you to the right ride for you. You can ask them
questions and they will help you make your decision.
In your life these people could be
your Christian friends, Christian family, your Christian mentor or
even your pastor. Someone you know has a close relationship with
the Lord and has your very best interest in mind. Go and talk to
them. Ask them for advise based on sound godly principles. Ask them
to pray for you and ask them to give you confirmation of what you
believe you should do. Ask them to truly hear from the Lord for
your confirmation. It should be the same as what the Lord told
you.
In the next devotion we will
continue with the steps. But for now start by being quiet with the
Lord and spending time with Him. He is waiting for you.
Lord Jesus, we are looking forward
to hearing from You. We cannot wait to spend time with You, as we
know that it will be the defining moment for our lives. Amen