Change of Desire
August 2
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 ordered 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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