Inquiring Minds Want to Know...

First off, thanks to Jamie for the admonish to take a moment during the day and share what God is teaching me. Usually when I hit the blog, I make it more complex than it needs to be--do I have just the right verse, a clever title, a strong finish? Forget it. What God is doing in my life is good enough material...I don't have to be all USA Today about it. Now on to what God is doing in my life:

I Kings 22: 4-7
So he asked Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth Gilead?" Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, "I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses." But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, "First seek the counsel of the LORD."

So the king of Israel brought together the prophets—about four hundred men—and asked them, "Shall I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?" "Go," they answered, "for the Lord will give it into the king's hand."

But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there not a prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?"


What God taught me this morning in the middle of my trek through Kings is that I should seek His will above all else in making my job decision. Like the King of Israel, I've been seeking input from all sorts of people who have been very encouraging. However, I need to be more like Jehoshaphat, the King of Judah, and be persistent about seeking the Lord's will for my decision. I also find myself falling into the world's mentality of trying to pick the "best" job--the right opportunity, the easiest schedule, the most coin, etc.

All the pro-con lists in the world don't matter: I need to be where I can do the most to honor God. I believe He will lead me to that place if I earnestly, persistently ask Him to show me His will. So that's what I'm doing this morning: inquiring of the Lord as to where He would have me be employed.