Have you ever been given a job that you just didn’t want?
Some days, I feel like that’s definitely where I fall. I’ve been asked to do something, and I find it difficult. I imagine myself as the child who folds their arms across their chest, pouts and plants their feet firmly on the ground. But alas, that’s a temporary temper tantrum because I know that whatever task I have to do, still must be done and there is a specific reason I’ve been assigned the job. It may not necessarily be because I’m qualified, but the person doing the asking thought I was able to do it and knew I would take my assignment seriously and do it to the best of my ability.
I just read a devotion (two actually), that had similar sentiments. I’d already felt that way before, but then God reminded me in His way, that when He gives us an assignment, our job is to be obedient, whether we feel like it’s making an impact or not. I think this is one of the ways God tests our obedience, to keep working even when we do not see immediate results. Boy, that’s hard, but I think that’s what God wants from me, so I keep pressing on, and trusting that I am making the right decisions and the right moves. Also trusting that if/when I am not, and I have veered off the path He has for me, that He will redirect my steps.
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV states “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” God knows His plans, and while we may not know it, He expects our willingness and obedience.
Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you that your plans for us are good and that you know them, even when we don’t. Help us to understand and to trust you and your process for us.