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Good, Pleasing and Perfect Will


Sometimes God just works things out in your life.  Currently, I am following God’s direction on a big decision in my life.  It has been a very slow process that started way back in September and is just now coming to fruition.  During this time I have questioned this calling.  I have been presented with multiple opportunities to go away from the direction that God was leading me.  During this time of waiting, it has been hard for me to stay focused, instead I have been pursuing other avenues, I have been questioning my calling and going down different paths.  God is so good to me, He is so patient and He has no problems SLAMING the door in my face either, which I needed a couple of times.

Recently, I was presented with 2 opportunities to go a different direction than what God is leading me both through friends of friends.  Both opportunities I investigated but felt no peace about and both opportunities ended up not being what I thought they were going to end up being.  One of the two opportunities ended up finding out terrible things about the person I would have been working with and I thank God for not brining me into that situation.

I was reading Romans 12 today.  Verse 2: “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will.”

Thank God that He has a good, pleasing and perfect will, now I just have to muster up the patience to wait for it to come about! 
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