Transitions: The Unsure Direction

Your Situation

• You are where you are based on the decisions you have made and the ones made around you.
• Your current situation is formed by external circumstances, personal consequences, and God’s consistency.
  • Circumstances - You are not responsible for all of your circumstances, but you are accountable for how you handle them.
  • Consequences - Don’t blame God for allowing the consequences of which He warned you about.
  • Consistency - God’s consistency has grounded you more often than your inconsistency can even realize.

God’s Will

• God wants you to know His will more than you want to know His will.
• Each of us has an opinion regarding God’s will. Here are the common options:
  • Dreaded Will - If you think that God’s will for you would be a dreaded situation, you misunderstand His heart.
  • Drastic Will - If you think that God’s will for you will be a drastic revelation, you neglect His primary ways of direction.
  • Delightful Will - If you think that God’s will is the most delightful scenario, you will be eager to find it and follow it.

Sure Part

• You find God’s will by doing God’s will.
• Why would God give you a new assignment if you have not completed the ones He has already given you?
  • Saved - 1 Tim. 2:3-4
  • Sanctified - 1 Thess. 4:3
  • Spirit-Filled - Eph. 5:17-18
  • Suffering - 1 Pet. 3:17
  • Sacrificial - Rom. 12:1-2

Unsure Part

1. Ambition - Why do you want to do what you want to do?
2. Bible - Does the Bible encourage or discourage your intended direction?
3. Counsel - How do Bible-saturated mentors think about your decision?