His Will; His Way

Have you ever been impatient, and decided to help God out. Well, believe it or not He doesn’t need your help nor does He need my help. And what help could we possibly provide?

We read in James 1:2-8 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

James is telling us or I would say forewarning us that when we encounter different trials and tribulations that it’s going to test our patience, and rather than being impatient, or anxious we should allow this test of our patience to be a joyous occasion, because of the fruit of patience that will be produced from our trial or tribulation.

⁴ But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

When we allow patience to perform its tasks, it’s working out within us the ability for us to exercise our faith in Gods ability to bring us victoriously through our trial or tribulation.

⁵ If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

God is merciful, even during our trial or tribulation if we need guidance He says ask Him, if we need wisdom to get us through, He says ask and He will give it to us. He won’t judge us, or think whatever we are asking is something we should already know as man might think. Have you ever been afraid to ask someone something because you thought they might judge you, or even ridicule you because they think what you are asking is something you should know? God doesn’t respond to us that way. He says ask, and He will provide us with wisdom, He will give wisdom to all that ask equally and not make us feel guilty or feel bad for asking.

 ⁶ But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

When you ask God for wisdom, be prepared to receive it. Have faith that He will give it to you. Don’t go before God with a mindset of well, I think I want to, but I’m not sure. Be steadfast and determined in your quest for wisdom. Don’t be wishy washy.

⁷ For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

When you come before God doubting and unsure, you will leave Him the same way, doubting and unsure because He will not respond to you if you display uncertainty in your request.

⁸ A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

When you’re doubleminded you’re unsure and unstable. If you don’t know what you want or why it is you are even seeking wisdom why would you expect God to understand your confusion?

He says acknowledged Him is all your ways and He will direct your path.

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Here Am I

When you have sought God or He has sought you and you are following his directions for your life you will encounter opposition. You may be taunted or ridiculed. People may question your authority, your ability, your education. Don’t take it personally.

When Moses encountered the burning bush God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. Moses accepted Gods call on his life.

Being well aware that he would be questioned by those God would send him before, he inquired of God saying, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?  And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.

If you have purposed in your heart to follow God and you know that you are doing what He has called you to do you must respond as Moses responded and say I Am That I AM sent me.  Don’t let anyone undermine the anointing and authority God is working through you. Boldly proclaim I Am sent me.

Sometimes people are afraid to fulfill Gods call on their life, or do what He has told them to do because they are afraid people may consider them as arrogant but what you must remember is that it is God and not you. You are simply a willing vessel. What some people may see as your confidence in your own skills or abilities is actually your confidence in God.

When the children of Israel murmured and complained against Aaron and Moses. Moses basically responded who are we, we are only Gods vessels, and we are doing what He has told us to do. You are not murmuring against us but against God.

You must understand as Moses did, people are not coming against you, but the gift, the Holy Spirit, the God in you. God does not have to defend what He is doing through you, nor will He. And you cannot compromise and become angry as Moses did when he hit the rock out of arrogance because he was tired of the people coming against him. Just do what God tells you to do.

When people come against you, and they will because of the favor on your life, pray for them as Jesus did in Luke 23:24 saying Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.

God always provides you with the confidence and encouragement in Him and His ability to do the work that He has called you to do. As Paul said in Philippians 1:6 being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.  

Perhaps God has already called you or spoken to you, or maybe He is speaking to you now. Will you accept His call and say Here Am I?