Seeking The X Mark: Heading To The Right Spot

I received a text message from a cousin at a local highschool who wanted some advice on choosing a major. He will be in college in June. He was concerned that the credits he had already accrued will be wasted if he didn't decide soon.

I think he figured that since I'm several years older and I am already finished with my degree, I would know what he should do. He thought I would be able to point him in the direction he should go for the next few years.

It made me think of the ways we try to discover the will of God. We wonder, "Where should I go to college?", "What should I study?", "What should I do with my life?". We wish we could know for sure exactly what God wants us to do every time we ask. We wish God would write in the sky, telling us precisely what His plan is and how to accomplish it. But He doesn't.

It's not impossible to find God's will. It's not some sort of buried treasure that God is hiding from us. Even though God doesn't write on the wall, telling us exactly what to do, we can still know we're in His will.

God has not hidden Himself nor His will from us. Walking closely with God is His will for our lives! The specifics will fall into place. Try to remember the verses in Proverbs that we've heard often: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight".

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