God's Will...Where Do I Find It?

How do I find God’s will for my life? I don’t know why I am going through all this? WHY ME? Why can’t I hear God?

Ever felt like this? I have - sometimes I get thinking this way, and I need to change my thinking. Often times it seems easier to blame someone else for whatever is going on, than to take responsibility and focus on the next choice. If something bad is happening, or you are going through tough times, you have to choose – sit where you are and suffer…or move forward and live.

Where you are does not define you…it is simply where you are. What defines you is what you choose to do next. Perspective flip:  What if you looked at where you are as if it were exactly where you are supposed to be?

Look at Jesus’ words from the garden:

He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” Matthew 26:39 (NLT)

Without going through tough and trying times we would not be able to experience the power of faith…the power of hope. Faith and hope provide a perspective unmatched by anything. Some things just seem insurmountable…un-climbable…but with God we can find ourselves on the other side of the mountain without really knowing how we got there. But you need to choose to keep going.

You see God’s will is not a thing or a destination – but really all about how you respond to the things that happen - 

“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.”  1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)

Whatever you are going through know this:  God knows all about it, and is with you. Your part is to choose to move forward – to keep living. Experience power beyond measure: put your faith (all of it) in Jesus, and realize you are right where you are supposed to be…and live out loud for Him, then see what happens.