Recharge!

My Dearest Friend,

I know that you are going through a pretty tough time right now, and you are asking if this is what God wants for you. Maybe you’re asking if this “desire” is exactly what you want, and you feel suddenly inadequate.

I believe this is an opportunity for you to trust the Lord. Continually seek Him, and I will pray with you as He guides you in each step of the way. The journey of trust won’t really make sense if you already know the whole deal. If you have made a wrong decision, God’s grace is there to bring you to the right path, but don’t forget that you have to keep praying for wisdom and guidance so that you will know where He is leading you now. That would mean daily seeking Him through His word.

It is amazing how the whole journey will actually help you deepen your trust and relationship with Him as you keep seeking Him daily. I believe that’s the Lord’s will for us. Now you have to cast those fears at His feet because it wont help you if your relationship with Him is based on doubt. If indeed you have made a mistake in your decision, I believe God’s grace will be there to meet you where you are and show you another path to take: the path of putting your trust in Him.

Things would be harder if we keep insisting on what we want instead of surrendering “it” for what He wants. I believe the reward in this is finding peace being where He wants us to be, than be where we want to be but without peace. It is like letting go of a burden we are supposed to give all to Jesus, and then we will find rest.

If God has allowed this “desire” that you have right now, He may use it as a turning point in your life since you are in your “comfort zone”. It could be that God is starting the journey in your life, as you seek where it is not ”comfortable” but you have the Lord holding your hand and He makes you secure.

Yes, it starts with that “desire” and then His grace enables you to seek Him. He may want to prune you so He invites you to a deeper relationship with Him. It is like surrendering this “desire” to Him, since He is your Lord, and then you allow Him to mold you to be like HIM in His love, humility, and obedience.

This very first step of seeking Him is right on the spot of His will. His grace gives you the desire to seek His will. It is being scared of being wrong, with the right motives: not because you won’t get what you want but because you don’t want to be where God doesn’t lead you.

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom”. For me, it is fear of missing His will that we earnestly seek Him and His ways! ;)

I believe He wants to accomplish His plan for you. If in the end God grants that “desire”, it only becomes a bonus because you have received so much more while you were in the journey: a deeper relationship with our Lord. But if this desire was not granted, you will find that your intimacy with the Lord is much more valuable than what you’ve lost, and it is the blessedness of possessing nothing as AW Tozer puts it in His book Pursuit of God.