I Will Follow Your Lead

Lord Jesus. I’m frustrated. I’m coming to you for answers and guidance.

What answers do you seek?

What do you want me to be doing?

I’ve already told you.

Here’s the deal. I was doing a business planning exercise for BoW and

Stop, Michael. It doesn’t matter.

What?

Whatever you’re doing that is not of my will or guidance does not matter. I already know what you were doing. Did you think you were serving me?

I suppose so. But I know from re-reading my key lessons that spending time on something that I think serves you is not necessarily serving you. Serving you means understanding what you want. A servant doesn’t get his master what he thinks he’ll want. He asks his master what he wants, and then obeys.

Precisely.

Would you be upset if I asked to be reminded of your guidance.

No, Michael. It’s fine to ask again. It’s not fine to veer of course, but I always want your course corrected toward me and my will.

At this stage, I want you to simply re-read your key lessons summary a few times. I want those lessons to really sink in and drive home.

There is so much there. On one side, I feel like there’s a significant body of knowledge and guidance there. On another side, I wonder whether other people would benefit from reading it.

They would. You can be assured of that. Many people will be taken back by it, in a good way, and it will challenge them to take another look at how they approach prayer in their own life. This is a good thing. If 100 people read it, 10 people re-examine their prayer life, and 1 person attains true communion with me, this endeavor will have been fruitful.

I understand.

What do you want me to do after I read my key lessons?

I’m not ready to say.

Is there anything I should do while I’m reading?

No, I want you to read intently, and let the lessons really sink in.

Michael, the sooner you learn that my path is best for you, the sooner you’ll get away from the inner turmoil you feel.

You’re right, there is a lot of turmoil inside of me. I’m constantly striving to do something to serve you. But all I have to do is do what you ask. I don’t have to come up with some brilliant idea. And I don’t need to save anyone, because you already have.

You speak truth.

Ok Lord. I will follow your lead.

Thank you.