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What are You Waiting For?

Philippians 1:9-11 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. (NIV)

     We always talk about going where God leads you and walking by His Spirit, but how do we discern what the will of God is? It seems so ambiguous when we try to come up with a formula. This is simply because there is no formula to hear God speak in your life and to know His directions specifically to you. Only you can know that. God speaks in different ways at different times to different people. He is not a God you can capture with any kind of formula, He is too multi-faceted for us to fit Him into any box.

    However, one thing is for certain. In Philippians 1, we are told that we can gain better understanding and insight through Christ. We know that Christianity is all about a relationship with Christ rather than trying to be good. This means, that as we simply grow our relationship with Jesus, we will be able to distinguish more clearly His will and His goodness in the world. If Christianity is a relationship, this makes total sense! Think about getting to know a new friend. As you spend time with them and talk with them, you begin to understand them more. You see the way they think and how they act and what they like and dislike. You grow in closeness and understand each other better as you invest time into the relationship.

    How much time do we devote to growing our relationship with Jesus? Would He have you do something more or different? Like I said, there is no formula. We are not forced to read our Bibles every day as a chore or pray out of habit, but rather from our hearts. Jesus wants your heart. He wants an intimate relationship with you! Think about that one friend that you can just look at them and know what they're thinking. Imagine having that with Jesus. It is very possible and He is longing for it.

    Give into His great love for you and desire to have such a deep relationship and it will be the best decision you've ever made. From a relationship with Jesus stems all life and fulfillment we could ever want. What are you waiting for?

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