Someone’s
Gotta Move
But when he, the Spirit of truth,
comes, he will guide you into all the truth.
John 16:13
“The worship team is still in a state
of flux,” Pastor David confided. He and Bruce had been praying God
would provide the perfect worship leader for more than a year. Yet,
no one had emerged as a clear candidate. Several people wanted the
position, but David and the church leadership hadn’t felt God’s
confirmation in any of those cases.
Then a couple months ago Ron and his
wife showed up at church, and began attending services regularly.
“Ron led worship and was youth pastor
at a previous appointment,” David advised the leadership. “I’ve
been praying that God will make His intentions clear. I actually
prayed, ‘If it’s of Your will that Ron be our worship leader,
Lord, You have him come to me and ask about it.’”
It occurred to Bruce that Ron, having
recently been through a church-split, might be praying the very same
type of prayer. He chose his words carefully, “David, I know your
heart. But what if Ron is praying the same prayer as you? ‘Lord,
if this is where You want me to serve, then You make it happen.’
He’s never going to ask you, and you’re never going to ask
him. And the perfect candidate for worship leader will languish,
right along with our church.” He paused a couple heartbeats, “If
that’s the case, then someone’s gotta move. It might be wise to
leave yourself open to the possibility that that person might be
you.”
†
If we set the parameters of God’s
response to our prayers we effectively limit where and how He can
resolve the situation. God will not violate free will, even in answer
to prayer. Nor will He force us to listen. And like Pastor David, if
His answer is not what we expected, we might miss His leading.
John, in today’s passage, wrote that
God’s Spirit would come and guide us into all truth; but only if we
remain open to His suggestions.
The truth is He may ask us to
move in order to affect the desired results.
Prayer
“Help me to listen for
Your response to my prayers instead of placing restraints on my
requests, Lord. Make me sensitive to Your Spirit. In Jesus’ Name,
amen.”
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