HIT YOUR KNEES

Ever have the days where you get blindsided? Something in life happens and now you are left with a choice to go one of two ways. This choice can come from a simple conversation or a major incident, either way you have now come face to face with a decision.

When we live a life only in the world then we can simply make a list of pros and cons. After we make the list we examine it and make a decision. There are times we go the right way and other times we, well screw up big time. When we live a life with God as our Ultimate Authority, the process looks different.

When God is in control everything in life changes, including the way we make decisions. Our lives depend on Him and our decisions are guided by His Spirit. Our list making days look different. Our list has been given to us in Scripture on how we are to live our life the best way. When we have to decipher what to do, we fall to our knees and pray.  Here in the Presence of God, we are able to see Him for who He really is, which reveals the heart He has in the decision we are to make.

Christ lives in us and our prayers bring that part of Christ, the Holy Spirit, alive in us. Praying connects us to God in a way that cannot be otherwise obtained. We are vulnerable and open to God transforming us and guiding us. Our trust moves from ourselves and our logic to the wisdom and provision of God. Prayer brings us closer to God than we could ever have dreamed. It is not a spiritual high, but a sacred meeting place filled with grace and love and compassion and heart changing conversations. God has granted us the privilege of praying to Him. We are able to ask for His guidance, especially when major decisions face us. Not only will He guide us, but our hearts will be desiring to move in a way that His does.

We are all prone to believing that we don't know what God wants us to do, but are we praying about it while being in His word and striving to live our lives in connection with Him? If we are, then we must be ready to hear the answer He has for us. We must be ready for the no, the yes and the not yet.

In my own life, prayer helps me to discern what is my neurotic emotions and what is God's desire for me. As a woman I know I am prone to irrational decisions and emotional responses. I have learned to be more careful and patient when it comes to decision making. By the grace of God, I pray more and wait on Him more. I have been guilty of the sin of saying the phrase, "God told me...." when really, I don't know that He did. My desires have wanted something, which may not be a bad thing, but is not necessarily the best thing. God lovingly guides us in this life, we simply need to follow His direction and make sure we are on our knees everyday to know what that is.