"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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