You Want Me to Do What, God?

Have you ever prayed about a really big decision you had to make....and waited patiently for God to answer you with the direction you needed to go?  You know what you would want as the answer, but you decide to take it to God and make sure that you are on the right track.....although you are already feeling certain that your "recommended" answer is surely the answer He will give you.

But then once you start to feel God direct you to His answer for you, suddenly you panic as you realize that it is NOT the answer you expected!!!  In fact, it's pretty much the direct opposite of what you wanted to do!

So do you accept His answer in complete obedience even though it's not what you wanted?  Or are you more apt to keep praying some more, wondering if you heard God wrong?  Or maybe you are hoping that His answer might change if you pray hard enough about it!

And then after days and maybe even weeks of praying...and praying....and more praying...you find that God's answer still hasn't changed.  That first nudge on your heart WAS in fact the answer He was giving you.

This whole process may seem silly...even childish.  But really, how many of us have done this before?  I know I certainly have.  In fact, I very recently have been praying about a big decision I needed to make and I found myself in a place where I was unwilling to accept the answer that I didn't want to hear.  And it was in this place that I started the cycle of praying over and over, hoping that God would change His answer so that I wouldn't have to be uncomfortable...or in a situation that I preferred not to be in.

Why do we doubt God so much?  Why do we question the answers He gives to us?  Why would we think that our wisdom is even an ounce better than God's wisdom? 

Maybe it's just our desire to control our situations.  Or maybe it's our fear of facing something that is hard.  Whatever it is, it's important to remember that if we are walking down the path God has for us, there is NEVER any reason to fear because He is by our side.  It's only in those times that we go off on our own and do our own thing that we take ourselves out of the will and plan that God has for us.

So even if it's hard...remember to accept the answers God gives to you and know that you can walk in confidence into any situation when you have God on your side!