What would be your answer if someone asked you about your profession? Was it the career you always thought you would have? Is it what you believe God has called you to do? I wish I knew when I could clearly say if I were following God’s ways or just listening to my own. I wish I could say that even with this gray hair that comes through more clearly daily, I had it all figured out. I can say that the older I get, the more peace I have in moments of uncertainty. This is not from my own doing but from the closeness I draw near to God, where I let down my guard and my pride and turn to Him with arms open.
4 But I said, “I have labored in vain;
I have spent my strength for nothing at all.
Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand,
and my reward is with my God.”
Reading Isaiah helped me reflect on what matters most in a season of uncertainty. It reminded me to prioritize my faith in all aspects of my life, including listening to His direction. We spend a lot of our lives with family, work, or hobbies. Jesus says there is another thing that we need to focus our time on. It’s Him. We spend a lot of time working on finding the right career. Today, let’s pray to our Lord and ask for guidance in our daily pursuits.
Lord, help us to seek you daily and listen to Your next guiding steps in our daily walk.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6).
Today’s Reading Isaiah 49-52, Psalm 69, 1 Corinthians 14