Establish my steps and direct them by [means of] Your word.…
—Psalm 119:133
People often ask, "How do I know what God wants me to do with my life?" Some spend many years being totally immobile because they are waiting to hear a voice from heaven telling them what to do. My best advice to anyone in this position is to simply do something. Do what you think God might be calling you to do and if you make a mistake, He will help you correct it. Don't spend your life so afraid of making a mistake that you never try to obey what you believe God has spoken to you.
I like to say, you can't drive a parked car. You need to be moving if you want God to show you which way to go. He has no need to say to you, "Turn left" if you are not going anywhere. But if you are moving, He can give you directions.
Let me insert a word of wisdom here. There are certainly times when we need to be still, wait on God, pray, and not take immediate action. But that does not apply to every situation. There are times when the only way we can discover God's will is to get moving in a certain direction and let Him speak to us and lead us as we go. If you are going in the wrong direction, He’ll close that door and open another one.
A Glimpse of Glory
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.”
Luke 9:28–31
When Jesus came to Earth to be our Saviour, He did not stop being God. The entire time He was here on Earth, He was both fully human and fully divine. Yet even though He was still God, Jesus did voluntarily lay aside the power and glory that was His, not thinking it was important enough to cling to for the sake of the mission of providing salvation for the lost. Paul describes the love and humility of Jesus this way: “But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men” (Philippians 2:7). For one brief moment during His ministry, however, the true nature of Jesus was revealed as He was transfigured before Peter, James, and John. There, on what we call the Mount of Transfiguration, the veil was drawn back, and His glory shone through—but even that was only a glimpse of His full glory.
Of all the disciples, John was the closest to Jesus. He witnessed the Transfiguration, the miracles, and walked and talked with Jesus after the resurrection. Yet when he was given his vision of Heaven and things to come on the Isle of Patmos, John collapsed at the sight of the glorified Lord. “And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last” (Revelation 1:17). The world pictures Jesus as soft and weak, but God shows Him to us as the conquering King of kings.
Luke 9:28–31
When Jesus came to Earth to be our Saviour, He did not stop being God. The entire time He was here on Earth, He was both fully human and fully divine. Yet even though He was still God, Jesus did voluntarily lay aside the power and glory that was His, not thinking it was important enough to cling to for the sake of the mission of providing salvation for the lost. Paul describes the love and humility of Jesus this way: “But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men” (Philippians 2:7). For one brief moment during His ministry, however, the true nature of Jesus was revealed as He was transfigured before Peter, James, and John. There, on what we call the Mount of Transfiguration, the veil was drawn back, and His glory shone through—but even that was only a glimpse of His full glory.
Of all the disciples, John was the closest to Jesus. He witnessed the Transfiguration, the miracles, and walked and talked with Jesus after the resurrection. Yet when he was given his vision of Heaven and things to come on the Isle of Patmos, John collapsed at the sight of the glorified Lord. “And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last” (Revelation 1:17). The world pictures Jesus as soft and weak, but God shows Him to us as the conquering King of kings.
Today’s Growth Principle:
Seeing Jesus for who He really is will make us want to serve and glorify Him more than ever.
You Can’t Drive a Parked Car
by Joyce Meyer - posted April 03, 2016Establish my steps and direct them by [means of] Your word.…
—Psalm 119:133
People often ask, "How do I know what God wants me to do with my life?" Some spend many years being totally immobile because they are waiting to hear a voice from heaven telling them what to do. My best advice to anyone in this position is to simply do something. Do what you think God might be calling you to do and if you make a mistake, He will help you correct it. Don't spend your life so afraid of making a mistake that you never try to obey what you believe God has spoken to you.
I like to say, you can't drive a parked car. You need to be moving if you want God to show you which way to go. He has no need to say to you, "Turn left" if you are not going anywhere. But if you are moving, He can give you directions.
Let me insert a word of wisdom here. There are certainly times when we need to be still, wait on God, pray, and not take immediate action. But that does not apply to every situation. There are times when the only way we can discover God's will is to get moving in a certain direction and let Him speak to us and lead us as we go. If you are going in the wrong direction, He’ll close that door and open another one.
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