What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do

I think most if not all of us have been there. Maybe you're there right now. That moment in life where absolutely nothing seems to be happening - you're kind of at a stand still. For some, it's relaxing. They can enjoy the time of rest... No big decisions, no important responsibility, they can enjoy the extra free time to focus on God and bask in His presence. They can be still. For others, it can be discouraging. It can feel like there's nothing to strive for, that each day is the same old, same old. Well, whether you're enjoying the time or despising it, here are 4 things you can do when you don't know what to do. 

     1. Wait on The Lord

One of my favourite verses is Psalm 27:14 which says, "Wait on the Lord, be of good courage and He shall strengthen thy heart. Wait, I say, on the Lord." When you're in that time where you don't really know where to go, don't try to figure it out on your own. If God wanted us to plot out our own life, He wouldn't have told us in Isaiah that our thoughts aren't His thoughts and neither are our ways His ways. A preacher I heard once said, "God wants you to get where God wants you to go more than you want to get where God wants you to go." That means that He wants His plan for our life to be successful and bring us joy and Him glory. So wait on Him. 

     2. Do the Will of God TODAY 

I was once told, "the will of God is what you do today." It's what you do from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to bed. We know from Micah 6:8 what the Lord requires of us: "He hath shown thee, O man, what is good: and what doth the Lord require if thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God." So that's the will of God for you today. Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God. Don't worry about what the future holds, just follow the One who holds the future. His will WILL be manifested in your life as you walk with Him each day.

     3. Let God Speak To You

God speaks to us through daily reading His word. Just as our bodies let us know when we are hungry or thirsting, our hearts let us know that it's desiring the work of God. It shouldn't be our cake for special occasions but our bread for daily nutrition. Don't sporatically read your Bible, don't give God your left over time. Let God daily penetrate your heart with teachings from His love letter to you. There is so much sustenance in the Bible and He wants us to glean and grow from it. Let God speak to you, especially during those times in your life that seem to be at a stand still. He will teach you much when you dedicate that time to Him. 

     4. GO TO BED. 

It's a common phrase here that 99% spirituality comes from good sleep. I'm not sure if that's all the way accurate but it makes a good point. Don't stay up late worrying about your future or doing things that can wait until morning. Lack of sleep makes one moody, depressed, and sometimes just downright unpleasant to be around. To effectively carry out the first 3 steps, a good night's sleep is vital! Sure I have my days I stay up till 1 am and get up at 7am, and I'm exhausted. But I try not to make a habit of it. God wants our full heart and our full mind, and if we left our mind is left on our pillows, it'll be hard to give that to Him. 

I hope these things will encourage you if or when you're at a point in life that you don't quite know what to do. Remember to constantly trust your unknown future to an all knowing God. 

                                                                                   

Stay excellent!