Saturday, October 13, 2007

Seeking His Will

It is often difficult to know God's will for your life. There are many verses in Scripture that give us instruction regarding His will, I know. For example, it is God's will that we not sin. It is His will that we tell others about His great love. It is His will that we love others.
And then there are those areas about daily living that we wonder about His will which He hasn't specifically revealed in Scripture. Is it God's will that I should go to college? What college should I go to? What is His will regarding marriage? Should I marry? To whom?
And of course, there is the question of serving Him. Should I be a pastor, a missionary, a teacher? These are all questions that I have wrestled with. And right now, is it His will that I should continue to serve Him as a pastor, and where?
I bring this all up because of the opportunity to go to Fort Bragg, CA, to serve Him. We want to know God's will. We have been in communication with a leader from the Fort Bragg church (I didn't even catch the name of it, only that it is a So Baptist church). Bill Yeomans is the father and father-in-law of one of the young couples who were members of our church in La Junta. He has asked us to consider coming to be their pastor. So we are flying out there next weekend, Oct. 19-22 to meet them, interview, speak, and to determine if this would be God's will for us.
We appreciate your prayers for us--going there would mean a sacrifice in many areas, especially financial, and perhaps of being separated for a while until our house sells. God seems to be closing all other doors at this time; yet we want to be in His perfect will and move in His time.
By the way, I was asked to speak at the Mennonite church in our community that is without a permanent pastor. I will be speaking there tomorrow. Thank you again for your prayers for us.

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