Taking the Next Step

We have not stopped praying for you since the first day we heard about you. In fact, we always pray that God will show you everything he wants you to do and that you may have all the wisdom and understanding his Spirit gives.

Colossians 1:9 (CEV)

Should I go to college? How will I find a spouse? Where will I live? What is God’s will for my life?

As graduation day gets closer, these questions loom heavier. Making decisions and trying to please God can seem mysterious and daunting.

But God’s not hiding. He’s not toying with you, sending you on some rough journey to guess at what he might want. No, he promises to show you the way.

Here’s the thing: we must be open to God’s leading. In order to know God’s will, we need to know God.

The first step in knowing him has already been laid out for us: his first command is to love him. If we love him, we are following him and submitting to his will. Other ways you can get to know God are through prayer, reading his Word, and the wise advice from other godly people, like teachers, pastors, and your parents.

Right now, a lot of your life decisions are out of your hands. But that just means you are in pre-season training. You are learning the drills of trusting in his plans, of being content with where he has you, and of growing that relationship with him so you will be confident in making decisions with the Spirit’s leading.

SPIRITUAL FITNESS TRAINING

Got some upcoming decisions in your life? Who can you ask to pray with you? Take some time today to consider the following:

• Decision to make:
• People who will pray with me:
• At this time I believe God wants me to:

INSPIRATION

“God wants to be known by you, and you can know as much about him as you have the appetite and desire to know.”

—Louie Giglio, American pastor, author, and founder of the Passion Movement

KEEP IT GOING

Related passages:These additional verses will help you expand Scriptural knowledge and place on the armor of God’s Word to tackle each day. Swipe to read the passages today.

Nehemiah 9:20

Psalm 143:10

Matthew 6:10

Ephesians 5:17