Several years ago I left my job in Corporate America to work with my husband in our fledgling company. During the entire process of searching for the right business for us, we sought God's guidance. And there was more than one instance where we felt that we were given pretty specific direction. Sometimes that direction steered us away from something that we were considering. And other times it affirmed a direction that we were headed. The timing of my departure from my corporate job was certainly a "God Thing".
During a bike ride this morning, I was reflecting on this for some reason. I was thinking that "without a doubt, God led me to leave when I did." And then BAM!! My next thought was, "then why have you questioned whether or not you did the right thing all of these years?" WOW!!! Talk about being convicted! On the one hand I trusted God's guidance and followed it. Then on the other hand for years I've analyzed, wondered even doubted whether I had made the right decision. Geez! At that moment this morning, I felt like a hypocrite.
So my resolve going forward is to continue to trust in God's guidance and to make a very conscious effort to remove all thoughts of doubt about this decision from my life. When those thoughts creep into my mind, I will counter them with assurance and trust that God's guidance is good and perfect.
It really goes back to my favorite Bible verse that I wrote about in an earlier post:
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV
I trusted in Him. Now I need to stop trying to "understand" whether I made the right decision. For one, it wasn't my decision. If I really believ and trust that God led me to do what I did, I followed, I didn't decide. From now on, I just need to acknowledge Him and continue to follow His path.
What a blessed revelation this was!
Wishing you an abundance of blessings!
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