Lately at work I have had plenty of challenges- ok nothing new. Some of the challenges involve making business and personnel decisions under-fire and under pressure. I often have to make a decision on something or give a suggestion to my management right there on the spot. The problem with that is fairly often it is difficult to ascertain what it is I should do. Sometimes a case could be made for taking either path- or even doing nothing.
Since I try to follow the Lord not just in my personal life and family but in my job as well I try to apply the principles found in the Bible. At times however, I am not sure what principle to apply and I am just not sure what to do.
Lately, what I will do, even if someone is with me, is just close my eyes thoughtfully as if I am thinking of the issue (which of course I really am) and I will ask the Lord what to do, listen for a moment, and then I will do whatever comes to mind. In Isaiah we read, "Should not a people inquire of their God". We also see ample evidence of this in Scripture with David, Joseph, Daniel, Jacob, Abraham, Paul, and many others inquiring of the Lord, receiving the answer, then acting in faith.
Today, I had to make a decision on something and I did this and things worked out well. Either way, regardless of how things seem to work out, when I have asked the Lord and committed the situation to him, I will trust the Lord with the outcome. We walk by faith and not by site.
I had a personal issue come up over the weekend and I did not know what to do. Often if I am not sure what to do and if a situation is really pressing in on me I will respond with anger, impatience, or in a passive-aggressive manner. This time I said something like, "Lord I really want to respond to the situation in the right way- what attitude should I have about this?" I distinctly heard in my heart the word "expectant". So, over the next day and a half I worked on having an expectant atttitude toward the situation. As I worked on it the expectancy became determined thankfulness as I waited on the Lord. And as a miracle the situation worked out perfectly just as I had felt the Lord said it would!
So, in the moment of life when there is a need - it is good to rely on the Lord, take a pause in the situation, pray, listen for a moment, and then act in faith. The Lord speaks to our hearts with ideas, with peace, and in many other ways. We simply need to commit each situation to the Lord and he will resolve them.
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