Go to God for answers - Tuesday Theology: From Stressed to BlessedGå til Gud for at få svar - Tirsdags-Teologi: Fra stresset til velsignet

We think that lots of choices make us free. But often they just leave us paralyzed.

Walk into a supermarket and find toothpaste. There are sixty kinds on the shelf. Do I really have to choose?

There's cold cough syrup, warm cough syrup, and fourteen variants in between.

The more options we have, the harder it gets to make up our minds.

And indecision is an overlooked source of stress. You can't move forward and you can't move back, and it wears on you.

The fourth Tuesday in From Stressed to Blessed. Today, about what David did when he stood at a crossroads.

"He gives me new strength, and leads me on the right path, for he is a good and faithful God." (Psalm 23:3)

David had one place he went when he had a choice to make.

Not his neighbor's opinion. Not a voice on the screen shouting loudest. But God, who always tells the truth, even when the truth is inconvenient.

James promises it plainly:

"If you lack wisdom, ask God for it. God gladly gives to everyone without finding fault." (James 1:5)

Notice the ending. Without finding fault.

God doesn't sigh when you come and ask again. He doesn't roll his eyes. He gives gladly.

The process is simple. You pray: God, I need wisdom here. You read in the Bible. And then you wait.

You grow still, listen, pay attention within. At the right time God places the thought in you, and you feel it inside: this is the way.

And those are exactly the three words that drive us crazy. At the right time.

Because we want the answer now. But God is neither too early nor too late.

If you have to decide something that only takes effect next year, he rarely gives you the answer today. Not because he's holding it back to tease you, but because he wants you to trust him in the meantime.

The Bible says each day has enough trouble of its own. Take one day at a time.

God gives you the right guidance, but he does it when you need it, not when you demand it.

It's worth making into a confession of faith you can rest in: God leads me at the right time. Not the wrong one.

His timing is perfect. He is never late.

This week, try laying one of your choices entirely into his hands. Not halfway, where you still turn it over every night. Entirely.

And see what happens to the unrest.

What's the decision you're wrestling with right now that you haven't yet laid before God?

How do you sense God's guidance in your life? Feel free to share in the comments.

You don't need to know the whole way. You just need to know the one who leads.

Vi tror, at mange valg gør os frie. Men tit gør de os bare lammede.

Gå ind i et supermarked og find tandpasta. Der står tres slags på hylden. Skal jeg virkelig vælge?

Der er kold hostesaft, varm hostesaft, og fjorten varianter derimellem.

Jo flere muligheder vi har, jo sværere bliver det at bestemme sig.

Og ubeslutsomhed er en overset kilde til stress. Man kan hverken komme frem eller tilbage, og det tærer.

Fjerde tirsdag i Fra stresset til velsignet. I dag om det, David gjorde, når han stod ved en skillevej.

"Han giver mig ny styrke, og leder mig på den rette vej, for han er en god og trofast Gud." (Sl 23,3 — BPH)

David havde ét sted, han gik hen, når han skulle vælge.

Ikke sin nabos mening. Ikke en stemme på skærmen, der råber højest. Men Gud, som altid siger sandheden, også når sandheden er ubelejlig.

Jakob lover det helt ligeud:

"Hvis I mangler visdom, skal I anmode om at få den fra Gud. Gud giver nemlig gerne til alle uden at komme med bebrejdelser." (Jak 1,5 — BPH)

Læg mærke til slutningen. Uden at komme med bebrejdelser.

Gud sukker ikke, når du kommer og spørger igen. Han himler ikke med øjnene. Han giver gerne.

Gangen er enkel. Du beder: Gud, jeg har brug for visdom her. Du læser i Bibelen. Og så venter du.

Du bliver stille, lytter, mærker efter. På det rette tidspunkt lægger Gud tanken i dig, og du mærker det indeni: det er vejen.

Og det er lige præcis de tre ord, der driver os til vanvid. På det rette tidspunkt.

For vi vil have svaret nu. Men Gud er hverken for tidligt eller for sent på den.

Skal du beslutte noget, der først gælder til næste år, giver han dig sjældent svaret i dag. Ikke fordi han holder det tilbage for at drille, men fordi han vil have, at du stoler på ham i mellemtiden.

Bibelen siger, at hver dag har nok i sin egen plage. Tag én dag ad gangen.

Gud giver dig den rette vejledning, men han gør det, når du har brug for den, ikke når du kræver den.

Det er værd at gøre til en trosbekendelse, du kan hvile i: Gud leder mig på det rette tidspunkt. Ikke det forkerte.

Hans timing er fuldkommen. Han kommer aldrig for sent.

Prøv at lægge et af dine valg helt over i hans hænder i denne uge. Ikke halvt, hvor du stadig går og vender det hver nat. Helt.

Og se, hvad der sker med uroen.

Hvad er det for en beslutning, du går og tumler med lige nu, som du endnu ikke har lagt frem for Gud?

Hvordan mærker du Guds vejledning i dit liv? Del det gerne i kommentarfeltet.

Du behøver ikke kende hele vejen. Du skal bare kende ham, der leder.