Change
of Desire
Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4
Andrew and Jamie loved ministering to
the people of Cedarville, TX. They couldn’t imagine being any place
else.
Then one August morning, as Andrew was
sitting in his office at the church, he suddenly felt a longing to be
anywhere but Cedarville. Just two weeks before he’d told
someone he didn’t want to be anywhere else. Now, he had no
explanation for this about-face. Andrew spent a couple hours in
prayer seeking God’s leading, wanting to know why his heart had
changed so dramatically. And in answer to his prayer, God told Andrew
that he and Jamie would be leaving Cedarville by November 1st.
Always ready to do as God asked, Andrew
went home to tell Jamie wheat God had told him. Upon arriving at the
house, Andrew saw a for sale sign in the front yard. That’s
strange he thought as he entered the house. “What’s with the
for sale sign in the front yard?” he asked Jamie.
“The landlord came by today and said
he’s selling the house. We have until November 1st to be
out,” she told him.
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Events and circumstances were order by
God to move Andrew and Jamie forward…into the next phase of their
ministry. In their case, the Wommacks prepared to move, knowing God
had ordained them to minister somewhere else, ending their time in
Cedarville.
Following God’s plan for our lives
requires knowing God. This is not a casual acquaintance. It’s a
relationship that’s prepared to do and go where He calls; be it a
change of address, a change of jobs…or just a change of heart.
Like the automatic pilot on an
airplane, God suggests course corrections, giving us ample indicators
that will bring us to our preferred destination. But we need to be
sensitive to God’s leading in order to recognize these course
corrections. Otherwise, they just appear as frustration-filled
barriers.
A life yielded to God produces
unfathomable blessing. Yet, God will not alter our course, Himself.
He will only point us in the right direction. The choice to follow is
ours.
Prayer
“Lord, make me sensitive
to Your leading. Help me put fear of the unknown where it belongs…in
Your capable hands. Lead on. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”
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