Ya know, now a days, nothing is certain. People don’t commit like they used to. Secure jobs aren’t so secure anymore. We all want the newest, biggest, better gizmo or gadget and we tend not to trust others and rely solely on our own intellect. Childhood drama and office politics build walls and start wars between us. But when the storms of this life come, and they will, whether they be a small spring shower, a hurricane Katrina or onslaught of deadly tornados, we lose hope, vision, passion and sink into the quicksand of despair.
What do I do now?
Where do I go?
When will I get there?
I’ve tried and failed twice now. What good is trying a third time gonna do?
These questions and more are what we ask ourselves, our friends, our family and God. But when we ask God, we usually yell at God because we are angry. We are mad! “How could He do this to me?!” “If the God I serve is a loving God, then He would have warned me that I was going to get let go!” “He would have healed my mother!” We all have our vices, the things that bring us down and shake our world.
Sometimes, instead of getting mad at ourselves, God, other, etc., we crawl into a hole and do nothing. We get lazy because we don’t feel like we are good enough. “I don’t have enough experience so there is no point in applying.” “We don’t have the money.” We make excuses for not following our dreams when we are stuck in a rut. I know I’ve done it!
But you know what? There is a third option. Instead of getting mad at God and yelling at Him and instead of doing nothing, we can seek the guidance of the one who created us! It tells us in Proverbs 2:2-5 that if we “turn our ear to wisdom and apply our hearts to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.”
Basically, by reading the Word of God and applying the teachings of Christ, we become wise. Then, when we cry out to the Lord and seek Him earnestly, He will give us the knowledge we seek and make our paths straight. In the very next chapter in Proverbs, in verses 5-6, it makes that very claim: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Maybe you’re currently in one of those ruts. If so, crack open your Bible (Psalms, Proverbs, James, Ephesians and I and II Corinthians are great places to start!) and start receiving the wisdom of the Great I AM! If you are one of the lucky ones who’s life is grand and you couldn’t ask for anything, maybe it’s time you start. Seek the Lord with all your might, that He may use you to give strength to those who need it. Pray that He would use you, a creation of the Most High, to bring glory to is eternal name!
