Are you honest with yourself about your life and what you want, or are you conflicted?
It's okay to not know what you want yet, but it's not okay to fool yourself. The Bible says a double-minded person is unstable in all their ways. Satan would have us pulled into different directions. It's important to test our motives and consider them.
I encourage you to be honest enough with yourself to discover what you really do want. Self-honesty requires courage. Sometimes we already know the truth about our lives, but we don't want to admit it because admitting it means we may have to change something.
Sometimes the hardest person to be honest with is yourself. We may tell ourselves we're happy when we're not, that we're satisfied when we're actually longing for something more, or that we don't care when deep down we care very much.
Being honest with yourself doesn't mean you have to have all the answers. It means being willing to acknowledge what is really in your heart, even when the truth is uncomfortable.
Sometimes we don't need more answers — we need more honesty.
And once we're honest with ourselves, we can bring those honest feelings before God and ask Him to show us what is true, what needs to change, and what He wants for our lives.
You don't have to know exactly where you're going. But you do need to stop pretending you're somewhere you're not. It doesn't hurt to meditate on your life and ask God for direction. He always has your best interest at heart and knows what is best for you. He will never lead you astray. Call upon him and pray, and He will lead you IN truth and TO the truth.
You don't have to know exactly where you're going. But you do need to stop pretending you're somewhere you're not. It is something good to meditate on. This is the way we learn and grow to be better people in Christ.
Proverbs 3:5–6 (KJV)
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
That fits our goal especially well, because it tells us that we don't have to have everything figured out ourselves. If we're honest with God, trust Him, and acknowledge Him in our decisions, He will direct our path.
Another wonderful one is:
Psalm 32:8 (KJV)
"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye."
If you ask the Lord for wisdom, He will give it to you. The Bible says wisdom comes from the Lord... if we will but ask.
Proverbs 2:6 (KJV)
"For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding."
I encourage you to be honest enough with yourself to discover what you really do want. Self-honesty requires courage. Sometimes we already know the truth about our lives, but we don't want to admit it because admitting it means we may have to change something.
Sometimes the hardest person to be honest with is yourself. We may tell ourselves we're happy when we're not, that we're satisfied when we're actually longing for something more, or that we don't care when deep down we care very much.
Being honest with yourself doesn't mean you have to have all the answers. It means being willing to acknowledge what is really in your heart, even when the truth is uncomfortable.
Sometimes we don't need more answers — we need more honesty.
And once we're honest with ourselves, we can bring those honest feelings before God and ask Him to show us what is true, what needs to change, and what He wants for our lives.
You don't have to know exactly where you're going. But you do need to stop pretending you're somewhere you're not. It doesn't hurt to meditate on your life and ask God for direction. He always has your best interest at heart and knows what is best for you. He will never lead you astray. Call upon him and pray, and He will lead you IN truth and TO the truth.
You don't have to know exactly where you're going. But you do need to stop pretending you're somewhere you're not. It is something good to meditate on. This is the way we learn and grow to be better people in Christ.
Proverbs 3:5–6 (KJV)
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
That fits our goal especially well, because it tells us that we don't have to have everything figured out ourselves. If we're honest with God, trust Him, and acknowledge Him in our decisions, He will direct our path.
Another wonderful one is:
Psalm 32:8 (KJV)
"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye."
If you ask the Lord for wisdom, He will give it to you. The Bible says wisdom comes from the Lord... if we will but ask.
Proverbs 2:6 (KJV)
"For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding."
