So many decisions…

sometimes its hard to figure out my next steps.

A lot of options.

Why can’t I get a burning bush like God gave Moses?  It was big.  It was dramatic. Moses couldn’t miss it.  If I got one of those, it would be so much easier to listen and follow, right?

In my life, God gives me what I would call burning plants. They are a lot smaller than a bush and much less impressive but when I’m reading God’s word, praying and listening, God will set fire to the next small plant in my mind- lighting the way to my next decision – and then my next.

Here’s how it works – I’m regularly reading God’s word and listening to how he wants me to apply it to my life.  I pray – expecting God to move and answer but keeping my mind open knowing that God can answer in a way that’s much different from how I think he will answer.

I watch.

And he lines up my circumstances, one step at a time. When I see what many people call a coincidence, I call it a God-incidence. It’s evidence that God is moving, answering my prayers. If we pay attention, we can see how he’s guiding us and understand what he’s showing us.

He will also add confirmations along the way. Godly people around me will say something that reinforces the direction indicated by a recent burning plant.  And it’s not unusual for my pastor on Sunday to say something that confirms my next decision.

I recently had a pressing situation that I was praying about and, in the middle of the night, God woke me up. He reminded me of an option that was available to me which I had totally forgotten about. It gave me a clear answer to my question and my next step was obvious. I was watching and waiting for God to show me the way and he did!

When God knows I am watching and listening, he can work through all of these things to make my decision clear to me. I have found that I don’t need a big, dramatic burning bush if I’m paying attention.  My small burning plants work just fine.

Thank you for your guidance, Abba Father.