Often I have heard it said and, at times from my own lips, "I wish God would reveal His will for me." We say this as if it were something hidden or hard to find.
However, the truth is that God is much more eager to show us His will than we are to find it. As the prophet Amos wrote, "Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets" (3:6).
Jesus challenged his disciples' lack of discernment to God's obvious opportunities when he said, "open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest" (John 4:35). Not only did God have work to accomplish in the hearts and souls around them, the Spirit had already been at work, preparing those hearts for the message - the groundwork had already been done.
I often refer to it as a divine appointment or intersection. God sends us or brings another (maybe several others) into our lives or across our path, who need our attention. Opportunity to serve stares us in the face but, sadly, too often we either advert ours eyes or we never looked up to begin with.
We tend to be so busy that we don't look for opportunities or divine appointments that might slow us down cause us to be side-tracked in our daily routines. Our time and resources often are so committed that we don't see how we could afford to take on more. Is this sounding familiar?
When we talk about God having a plan for us, it often reflects our belief that He has some grand opportunity that will come knocking on our door or waiting in our path waving a welcome sign with our name on it.
More likely, there is someone with dirty hands and worn clothes that you have walked past, careful not to make eye contact, whom God has planted in your path. Perhaps a program or group you have thought about donating time or money to but haven't. You are likely standing in a field ripe unto harvest. Jus' Sayn.
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