"By
day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them...." Exodus 13:21
How are
you at waiting on God? How do you determine if God is giving you the green
light to move forward? Many workplace believers make the mistake of adding up
all the pluses and then concluding that God has given them the green light.
Several factors go into making a decision from the Lord.
It is
important to do three things before you make a decision on a matter. First, you
should gather facts. Fact gathering allows you to determine all the realities
of a given situation. However, this does not ultimately drive your decision,
but it can put a stop to it. For instance, if you were planning to build a
shopping center and you knew the only way to lease the space was to rent to a
porn shop, your decision would be made. God would not lead you to enter into
unrighteous ventures.
Second,
is the Holy Spirit guiding you in your decision? "If the Lord delights in
a man's way, He makes his steps firm" (Ps. 37:23). George Mueller cites
that the steps are also "by the Lord." God puts hedges around us, but
many times we bull our way through the hedges under the guise of tenacity and
perseverance. This too is unrighteousness. One wise workplace believer stated
that the greatest success one can have in business is to know when it is time
to pull the plug rather than keep forcing a situation. Not all businesses last
forever.
Third,
has your decision been confirmed? God has placed others around us to be used as
instruments in our lives to confirm decisions and keep us from the deceit of
our own heart. "Every matter must be established by the testimony of two
or three witnesses" (2 Cor. 13:1b). This is God's way of keeping us within
the hedge of His protection.
"Write
your plans in pencil and give God the eraser."
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