Thanks Pastor Craig - you are awesome sharing your resources with the world...
And then today I was speaking at a local school and felt to summarise what we have learned together for the kids at their assembly.
So if you are in a place right now looking for some divine direction for your life, maybe these thoughts could help you today?
Do Not Panic!
A man’s heart plans his way,
but the Lord directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9 NKJV
If you are doing your best to follow Jesus, to live right...you have nothing to worry about.
God has vested interest in helping you make great choices about your future!
You don’t have to have everything all planned out, because He does.
Trust Him to lead you and guide you on that plan, whenever you need a next step...
Trusting God with your life will make it more of an adventure!
Look for what grabs your attention
3They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”
4When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:3-4 NIV
• Nehemiah was a Cup Bearer for the leader of the nation where his people were in exile.
• Glorified ‘Suicidal Sommelier’
• His one job is bring the best wine to his boss.
• Make sure it is the right quality. Taste it to make sure it won’t kill his boss (possible to die on the job).
Nehemiah hears this news and for some divine reason it impacts his life like no other news he has heard before. Decides someone has to do something about it and it might as well be him.
I have learnt over the years that God uses things to grab our attention, and some of those things grab our attention in a powerful godly way.
What does Nehemiah know about Wall Building? Seriously what?
God gets people like you to do cool stuff if you want to do cool stuff for him.
It has nothing to do with age, skill, experience...but a willing heart!
Trust the Process
I was thinking about this the other day...
Who I am now is not a random thing, an accident...
Who I am now is based on me trusting the plan that God has for my life.
I can see God taking me on a journey / a divine process to get me to be who I am today and I firmly believe that God wants to do the same for you.
Probably everything you have been through has in some way helped develop you into who you have become. And if you are trusting God with all your life, then with all your life He will lead you through the process to who He dreams you can be in Him.
Be Brave
You might have heard people say they don’t regret what they did during their lives, but actually what they didn’t do?
Don’t let fear stop you from following through on whatever you think God might want you to do right now!
Maybe you like the idea of praying for people and seeing them get healed? Do it - see what God does...
Maybe you have a dream of being a “________”? Don’t look for all the reasons why you can’t be that person. Trust God will help you be that person.
Looking for more?
Would you like to dig into this some more?
Here are some options for you :
Check out Craig Groeschels Book
Check out some of out teaching podcasts
Or feel free to get in contact with us here at Elim
Bless ya heaps!
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