Jul 01
Life happens
All of this talk about trying to discern God’s will for our lives brings up a very important question. Am I advocating that God’s people stay in their prayer closets until they are sure of God’s will?
Unfortunately, I have done this myself on more occasions than I care to admit. However, Solomon’s writing in Ecclesiastes helped me develop a much more complete perspective on this topic.
If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree falls to the south or the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it shall lie. Ecclesiastes 11:3
The Holy Spirit basically says that life happens. If the clouds get full, it is going to rain. If a tree falls, then wherever it fell, that is where it is going to stay until someone moves it. Life happens.
There is not much value in trying to figure out why it rained when it rained or why the tree fell where it did. Instead of spending an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out why our circumstances are difficult or contrary, we should just accept them for what they are and figure out our next step. The tree has fallen. It rained…or its going to rain. What am I going to do?
It is our responsibility to “walk by faith.” We cannot walk without taking the next step.