Yes… but… How often do we say that in a conversation or discussion? We want to weigh up whether our decision is right, or we find an excuse to question what we have just said. It’s like on the one hand and on the other hand. The so-called two sides of the coin. One argument for and one against. That is not biblical obedience to God’s Word. These are self-chosen excuses that sound good to us and others.
We can get a lot of understanding from people and convince ourselves that, due to our circumstances and our own weaknesses, we cannot say or do a clear YES or NO. Then there are the self-chosen advisors.
Psalm 1 Verse 1
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; but…
But what does God say… what does His Word say… what does He want you to do or not do?
Some of us have a clear calling from God… we have heard His voice clearly, and how do we respond? … Yes, Lord, or Yes, Lord, but… I can’t, I’m not capable, I’m too afraid, You know how I feel, You have to understand, God. That’s too much for me right now. I don’t have the faith for that. I don’t have the necessary finances, and anyway, you must have been mistaken in giving me this task.
The list could go on. There is a song that counters this…
Yes Lord, Yes. To your will and to your way. I say Yes Lord, Yes I will trust you and obey. When your Spirit speaks to me, with my whole heart I agree. And my answer will be
Yes, Lord, YES
The yeses in our lives often have major consequences and bring about a lot of change, or you have to overcome fear, or so much more that is not right with God… to clean up with His help.
IT STARTS with a decision! My will or HIS will… my ways or HIS ways… Yes, Lord, I can do what you tell me and ask of me… perhaps not in my own strength and power… but you know me better than I know myself… You are my Creator, my Father, my Lord. And so today I decide, Thy will be done… Please show me what I should do and what I should not do, and grant me the grace to implement it in my little everyday life.
Serving God is not a hobby that one can choose to do or not to do.
Lord, I am sorry for where I have failed. Give me a fresh start, heal me, and sanctify me.
Job 28:28 And he said to man, “Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil, that is understanding!”
One more word of encouragement… you are not alone in this struggle. Many great biblical heroes, such as Moses, Gideon, and David, had these huge doubts and fears… when we read the Psalms of David, many of them are an outpouring of his heart’s anguish before God and often also lamentations, but then he always said yes again. Lord, I am suffering and I feel miserable, but I choose to praise You and trust in You. In this case, however, it is a turning away from self-pity to a God who knows and is much greater than the momentum in which we are currently moving.
I write this in all humility, because I am also on this path of devotion and orientation… Shalom Sabine 💙
