Try Outs: Determining God's Plan

You know when you are entertaining the idea of something and you know it's not God's plan but you convince yourself it could be? How stupid is that?

Do I not believe the Lord is capable of speaking clearly enough for me to understand?

Do I think God leads me to an open door blindfolded and then dips out, leaving me stranded?

Why do I think that feeling unsure means I should act on my ideas to determine the answer?

Where do you draw the line between acting foolishly and taking risks? What I've figured out, in my own limited realm of life, is to look at the motivation behind it. When it comes to taking risks, I usally feel fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of rejection, or loss of control.

When it comes to acting foolish, I tend to feel like I might be missing out on something. Or, it just looks like fun. That stems from not trusting that the Lord always knows what's best for me. I feel like God's best is no fun. I feel my best is better than His best. How do you out-best The Best?

I don't have the formula for determining God's will for your life but trying something out usually doesn't work. If God said it, you don't have to try it out. If you feel like trying it out to see what it's like, then the Lord hasn't spoken yet. Divine declarations kinda take the guessing out of the picture.