“For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.” Proverbs 1:32
“What about this?” Actually, the thought wasn’t even THAT clear, though it was clearly there! Was God trying to tell me something? I THOUGHT He MIGHT be. But not knowing for sure ‘if’ or ‘what,’ I just kept on reading my Bible, trusting that He would make ‘whatever’ clear somehow. The evidence of His urging left imprints on my spirit like a herd of elk hoof prints in mud. They were MANY and BIG!
Earlier I had heard a radio teaching on relational compromise. A point the teacher made was that ‘compromise’ is often NOT good because ultimately, one party looses to the desire of the other. That loss can produce negative feelings the next time a decision needs made. HARD-feelings can come from looking for an easy way out. Working out mutual agreements to an end is harder, but better.
Later, a lady told me that she and her husband were kind of, semi-backing out of a contract that she and her husband had considered because ‘HE’S having second thoughts.” It was clear SHE was rather bitter about HIS change of mind. “But we’re still working it out!” I remembered a discussion Katie and I are having about a direction WE might or could take. Bitterness cannot be part of the answer.
After several appointments, one being with my doctor, I got home in the early afternoon. I was tired. Though there is ALWAYS things to do, I thought the GREATEST idea would be to take a little nap, since I love naps. Lying down, my head started prodding me. “You know you COULD be DOING something. Actually you ‘SHOULD’ be ACCOMPLISHING something!” “Is that YOU God?” Finally, I just got up!
I admit to being a little bitter about losing my nap. But somehow I FELT like God was in the decision. having been complacent for too long, my garage resembled a pig sty! Lying there, the thought had hit me that cleaning it up might make me, AND MY WIFE, feel better than what a simple nap might produce. Neither decision was bad. But ONE decision was better.
God uses His Word, teachers, other people’s advice and experiences, along with internal prodding to direct me to where He wants me to go. SOMETIMES, “I” feel like I need to do something for no Godly reason at all! Frustrated from missing a nap, I asked God if HE wanted me to clean the garage. As clear as a bell I spiritually heard Him say, “I don’t care!” I guess even God has those days.
What are YOU doing and WHY are you doing it?
