We, as the sons of God, are exhorted to “Trust in the Lord with all [our] hearts” and to “Lean not on [our] own understanding” (Pro 3:5-6). At the same time, we dwell in the land of instant decisions. We are inundated with facts on a daily basis: we have schedules to make and goals to meet. It seems that, with good intentions at heart, we classify the busyness of our lives as something below God’s counsel. Our daily tasks are, after all, insignificant in the light of the happenings of the Kingdom of Heaven. Aren’t they?
As I find myself drawn into the busyness of another semester at college, I am beginning to see the task I face; I MUST be setting aside each day, o at least nearly each day, to simply wait for the Lord. Whether or not He speaks any given time is something I cannot control, however, being available to listen to HIM is essential. How easy it is to make split-second decisions on my own, assuming that they are insignificant to the bigger plan of my life. I do not know how relevant these small decisions actually are, only that when I “lean upon my own understanding” in the small things, I become less likely to seek the Lord in anything at all.
The peril here would be to assume that we are to postpone decision making to the point of silliness: that is not my point. There truly are such things as split-second decisions that must, of necessity, be made without much agonizing over the do or don’t of the matter. This is where my aforementioned task comes into play. If I have been setting aside time to listen, as well continuing to study and pray, I will be in the habit of walking in HIS will. In fact, if I have been spending this essential fellowship time, I will have been training my spirit to wait on HIS. Then, the making of these decisions may be instantaneous, but it will be in a spirit of leaning on HIS understanding.
-Courtney
A distance so engulfing
Am I so far removed,
That interest now evades me,
That I cannot be moved?
A plight so evelasting,
The sorrow in my eyes,
I think it may be asking
Too much to hear my cries.
But there-I see- a shadow!
A cross upon the wall!
And now, I hear rejoicing–
He rose once more, for all.
