Trust in the Moment

Today, Chuck Missler impressed upon me the same point that I prayed about last night.  I am listening to Acts 15, and he said some things about how some people think that God spoke more directly to disciples in Acts than He does today.  Chuck pointed out that Acts was written by Luke after the fact, with the benefit of hindsight, but if you sketch out the happenings of Paul’s ministry at this time, it was actually a series of seeming failures and disappointments, at the time.  ONLY later are they able to look back and see how the Holy Spirit was guiding their every move and even later (our current perspective) are you now able to see that those disappointments for Paul created the context for Jesus’ later seven letters to seven churches.

I need to realize / trust that the Holy Spirit is at work in my life, regardless of whether I can see, intuitively, what the purpose is of each circumstance.  Thinking further about this, it ties straight into the message from Doyle on Sunday as well… interesting.

Thank you Lord for your perfect timing and your directing my life.  Please give me the courage and discipline to look for your moment-to-moment direction and trust that circumstances have meaning only when looked at in the context of your work in my life.  I concede my life to doing your work, and look forward to the journey of growth in our relationship.  Thank you for all you have blessed me and my family with, but please keep us humble and focused on You.