Sometimes all you can do is simply trust that God will lead and guide you.

Sometimes all you can do is simply trust that God will lead and guide you as you walk in the life that He has given you—He will give you the words and the wisdom you need through your Journey. God is calling you to a higher purpose this year. With your family or work maybe in your friendships or your gifts and abilities. Have you settled into a comfortable routine, or are you willing to be challenged by God to grow and expand in your service to Him?

That’s the way it was with Mary and Joseph when Jesus was born. They simply had to trust God that he would take care of them, even if it meant going to someplace like Egypt. When God told Joseph through an angel to go down to Egypt, it wasn’t an accident. It was a part of Gods gracious plan and purpose more than Joseph could have realized at the time. Not just for Joseph Mary and baby Jesus, but also for the world! It was a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. “Out of Egypt have I called my Son” and “He will be called a Nazarene”. But once you think about it, it’s a great comfort to know that God is willing to move all of heaven and earth if need be to bring even just one of his loving promises to pass in your life.

When Mary and Joseph went to Egypt with Jesus, he was safe—but only for the moment. God didn’t allow Jesus to be put to death by Herod because Jesus first had to complete mankind’s salvation. The reason Jesus’ murder was postponed by his flight to Egypt was so that the world’s salvation would be fulfilled. You have a Savior who loves you and is there for you. Even when you find yourself outside of your comfort zone, you still have the comfort of being in God’s everlasting and unchanging love, through Jesus Christ the Lord.

So be sensitive to His leading so that you may know the opportunities that are set before you. “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.” (Ephesians 5:15-17)  God has a plan for you—something that will make a difference in you and the lives of people all around you, people in your community who have very real needs. Pray for the wisdom to know what it is that God is calling you to do this coming year, even if it means doing something that you’ve never done before. And then, pray for the courage, strength and determination to be able to do it.