A line in Jon Acuff’s blog yesterday really resonated with me. He was discussing the finer points of “making things happen” ahead of God’s time line when he said that he’d jumped into a career move after praying about it for zero minutes.
Whoa. How many times have I done the same thing?
What am I trying to make happen now without praying for one minute about? Just yesterday, I spent a good couple of hours searching on the internet for immediate answers to one of those items . . . trying to make something happen. How much sweeter will it be though, when, after diligent prayer, I see God PROVIDE those answers without me lifting a finger?
As I thought about this, I pulled out my handy dandy lil netbook and jotted down a list of 4 decisions that are weighing on my heart at the moment. As I strive to be more intentional in 2011, it seemed a logical step and I hope to see a few benefits.
For starters, I want to be focused in prayer on them, so for me, getting them out of my head and on to virtual paper helps me be deliberate about them. I can refer to them when I have a few minutes here and there to pray. Also, having a short list of 4, means that if I’m driving along in my car, I can remember the 4 and blurt out some thoughts (prayers).
Furthermore, as God reveals the answers to those prayers, I can revert back to them, in their written form, write more about them and see what God has done. Doing so should give me faith in the future as I move on from those four and make new lists.
I really want to see God move here. He is God. I am Lindsey. He moves, I follow.
Not the other way around. . . I move, He follows? Uhm, no. Clearly, that's not how it works. I've tried it in the past. Have you?
here, here! i need to be doing this the right way more often too!
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah.
ReplyDelete"God, I'm going this way. Bless it, ok?"
Been there, done that.
Found out his way is better.
Great post, Lindsey!
Wow, Larry! So well put! Yeah, that doesn't work out so hot does it?
ReplyDeleteThank you for the feed back guys!