What, Where, Who, and the Will of God

 

God's will is not so much a what or a where (what job or college, where to live, etc.), but a WHO (and I don't mean who am I going to marry). Whatever I'm doing, wherever I am, with WHOM can I share the love of Christ? That shifts my focus from me and my circumstances to those around me and the God who so loves the world that He gave His Son to die for all that we who believe might live – a God who is not willing that any should perish, but that ALL should come to repentance. No exceptions. How shall they hear except we be sent? Here I am, Lord – send me.

The what and where become secondary to the who that He wants to use me to reach. (That is because what's and where's are temporal. Who's are eternal.) His will may be in a place of prosperity or in poverty or even in prison. God puts us wherever to be a Light in the darkness, to bring hope to those who have no hope, or a false hope. That is His purpose – always. 

Who is in your life and what are you doing about it? Are you ready to give an answer to anyone who asks the reason for the hope that is in you.

If you are not ready, or if you do not have a visible hope, He will put you in places to prepare you for sharing His love and hope with others. Perhaps you are in that place of preparation now. Understand that God puts you through the fires of testing to purify you, to take out the dross that is keeping you from fulfilling His purpose, His good will. He wants to give you as well as others a “future and a hope” (Read Jeremiah 29:4-14). If you seek Him with your whole heart, you will find Him.