Want God’s Answer? Stop Asking.

Lauren asked, I need prayers for clarity on next steps professionally, where I need to focus.

I answered: I sure will pray for both things. The request for clarity is God’s timing (it always is) because I just shared a post and a video in the group about this very thing. My point in the post is Rom. 12:2, the famous verse about being transformed in our minds, goes on to complete both verse and sentence: In order to hear God’s will. We can’t hear him as well if we are not transforming to be more like Christ.

Hearing God for clarity is important, He’s always guiding us. But to Him relationship is most important. Clarity follows ongoing transformation.

So when you pray, don’t ask for guidance right away. Just be with Him. Read the Bible, praise and worship, sing… whatever are the primary ways you move into deeper relationship. Once you are doing that, (or more of it), THEN it might be time to ask. He’s waiting to answer your question, but He’s waiting for a deeper relationship first.

In my own experience, I never had to wait very long. Once I stopped asking the question He wasn’t answering, He usually answered me really quickly–because I loosened my stranglehold on the answer I thought I needed.

The video has more about listening. In the meantime I’m praying for you in the silence and gladness of waiting on Him. This will be a holy moment.

Video: Are You Listening?