Decisions and the Will of God.

I was thinking today about how a lot of the time we pray and so desperately seek the counsel of the Lord regarding decisions that we have to make in our lives and so often he seems silent or we simply cannot discern his voice.

I came to the Muse and was talking with Brian about the possibility of the Muse moving to a different location and he told me he was trying to make the right decision and he felt like God was just watching him to see what he would do rather than leading him one way or the other.

It might seem non-spiritual to say that I really don't think that God always has a specific plan laid out for every detail of our lives and I felt that way at first but then I started thinking that when we don't have God shouting directions at us about every decision we make, we have to seek him more and yes, even trust him more.

When I was trying to decide whether to come to Liberty or go to Appalachian State, I couldn't hear from God. I didn't know where I was supposed to go, so I just came to Liberty. In choosing the school I did, throughout my 3 years here so far, I have been drawn so much closer to the Lord as I have been in situation after situation where I have had to seek his face.
I believe the same could have happened at Appalachian State and honestly the decision I made didn't matter nearly as much as my heart and my desire for closeness with my Creator.

If God was like a boss telling us what moves to make, where to go and what to do, our need to actually cultivate relationship would diminish. If we KNEW constantly that we were doing exactly what we were supposed to do because the Lord was clearly telling us, the need to SEEK him would be gone.

First of all, the Lord doesn't want any of us to be robots, following a list of instructions. Second of all, Jesus wants to be so much the center and the all of our lives that wherever we go and whatever we do we should be wholly filling His will for our lives which is to bring honor and glory to his name.

In Acts 1:8, Jesus says, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

So, when we are faced with decisions in our lives, whether they are big or small, the question should always be less "What decision should I make? Where should I go? What should I do?" and more, "How will I be able to most fulfill the perfect will of God in Scripture by bringing glory to his name?" And if the answer lies in more than one place, then yes, seek council and pray but know that if you are desiring to bring Glory to the King of kings, you will fulfill his will simply by doing that. Every day.