Sunday, July 25, 2021

Doing the will of God or your own?

So this past week was a rather hard one at work and while I know I'm in the place God currently has for me, I always wonder if I'm totally walking in purpose. I mean I regularly get distracted trying to be everything I feel people need and I wonder if I'm doing too much.  Am I hindering someone's growth by stepping into situations that are not mine to fix?  I never want to step out of my lane and I definitely don't want to block the hand or direction of God (Rom 11:33) in someone else's life. 

This weekend, I participated in a Women's Conference and I've been questioning my whole pandemic experience.  While so many have had losses during this time (and I've shared some of them), I've never really slowed down....work has been busier than ever; I've been working longer hours; I've been busier in ministry than I've ever been; and I wonder if I have it right.  The Lord says His yoke is easy and His burden is light (Matt 11:28-30), and I wonder if I’m actually taking His yoke or my own.  

Last weekend, I finally took a rest after a long period of doing but the week was busier than it’s been in the recent past and I feel as if I have not been still enough to know exactly what God has for me to do.  So I realized I've been busy about the work but haven't confirmed it is what God wants from me.  I heard a minister say this weekend that sometimes God is more pleased with the one thing He has for us, than all the other busy “good” work we do (Isa 55:8-9).  So this week as I get ready to begin a detail in another job position, I will be doing some self-reflection.  

I'm learning that even though we may be doing lots of good things, it may not be what God has told us to do.  Some things are us.  Sometimes we do things because we feel like we have to but many of them are self-imposed assignments and not things God has called us to. We need to make sure we know the difference and can discern God's leading because we may be doing things that while they appear good are not things God has given us.  We need to be intentional and not just busy.


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