The picture on your left show ruts formed by wagons in the 1800s
on the Oregon Trail. When the rut first started it was shallow. But the more it
was traveled on, the deeper the ruts became—and the harder it was to get out of
it. It has been said that years ago a sign on the road said, “Avoid this rut or
you will be in it for the next 25 miles.” Even so, it was possible to get out
of the rut if they were determined to do it.
When we keep doing the same things over and over, we start
developing a rut. There’s nothing wrong with doing the same daily routine if we’re
faithfully doing God’s will. But the problem comes when God calls us to make a
major change and do something entirely different. It might be changing your
career, getting married, moving to another city or making a life-changing
decision.
Sometimes God places His blessing outside of your comfort zone and
then asks you to come get it. To get something that you’ve never had before, you’ve
got to do something you’ve never done before. You’ll probably make a number of
major changes in your life, but don’t do it without considering these things:
1. Make
sure God is leading you. Don’t make a major change unless you’ve prayed
about it and have God’s peace in your heart. God promises to lead you on the
right path. “I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will counsel you with My eye upon you” (Psalm 32:8).
2. Count
the cost before you do it. Jesus said, “For which of you, when he wants
to build a tower does not first sit down and count the cost to
see if he has enough to finish it?” (Luke 14:28) Every decision is an exchange—you’re
giving up one thing to get something else. When you get married, you give up
single life for married life. If you don’t count the cost before making the decision, you won’t stick with it.
3. Trust
God to give you the power to make the change. A wagon can only get out of
the rut by being jolted out of it. You can’t do it in your own power, but you
can get out of any rut through the power of the Holy Spirit. “I can do all
things through Christ who strengthens me” (Phil. 4:13).
Once you've done these things, then move forward and don't look back. Looking back will only make you doubt your decision. www.makinglifecount.net
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BIBLE STUDY “Does
everything happen for a reason?”
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