If I just knew what God's will was?

It's a hard moment, to realize something that has been part of your past can no longer be part of your future? It doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. There are some things that have been painful; there are some things that have been hurtful that you need to let go of. You don't need to carry that burden or grudge around anymore. You can't keep carrying that and be ready for what God wants to do in your life. You have to let it go. Sometimes it's a good thing. Sometimes it's been fun and helpful and has made you stronger; but you have to let that go so you can do something that works now. You're a different person than you were. You have different challenges, opportunities and needs.

"In order to know what time it is, you have to know what the will of God is." You have to know what God is doing in and around you—in situations around you—so you can align your life and put your life in the center of God's will. As God is working in situations, He will make you part of His work. As part of His work, there will be a time for you to speak and a time to be quiet. There will be a time to embrace and a time to refrain based on what God is doing in the moment.

That means the first thing you have to do to begin to understand what time it is, is to start aligning your life with God's will. Now, everybody has the question. "If I just knew what God's will was…" as if this is some deep and mysterious secret—as if you have to climb some mountain or go on some great adventure or pilgrimage.

Begin today, Here are three things You know right now God wants you to do.. Just start with these: 1. Repair a relationship;  2. Get into Bible study;  3. Call a person you know is hurting.  You now have three things. Do those, and God will tell you the next step.

 It’s not always going to be this big flash of light and God's going to say, "Here's the end of the chapter; here's the end of the book; and here's how you're going to get there." It's not that way. It's one step at a time. Its one day at a time.

God says: "Follow Me." That's it. Not where, not how long you’re going to be gone, not what you’re going to do. His simple question is, "Are you going to follow Me? If you follow Me, then you'll find out the answer to all the questions and more; but first, you have to decide to follow Me."

The first question—answers that one, and then you'll know the next one. Step by step, day by day, staying in the center of God's will, you will arrive at the place, the destination to which He is taking you. It's never the big moment when you understand everything. It's always step-by-step and day-by-day. You get the manna you need for the day.