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You can find God’s will in the ordinary

Once protected, privileged and seemingly destined for greatness, Moses turned 80 in obscurity, with few accomplishments to his credit. But one day, everything changed, God called him to his life’s mission (Exodus 3:1-4).

You are never too old, too young, too remote, too ruined for God to use you. You are a perfect candidate for God to use.

Moses was doing nothing remarkable. But somehow, he was ripe for God’s choosing.

Often, we imagine that God’s will is ahead of us and hidden. But, in fact, God helped Moses see it by calling his attention to it, just in case he might have passed it by.

Sometimes the best way to “find” the will of God is to “do” the will of God.

God will show you the next step you’re to take while you are being the kind of employee that employers dream of. Doing so puts usable material in the Lord’s hands. How do you find someone to marry or improve your existing marriage? You walk with purity as the Bible teaches. You become the kind of person you want to be married to. Godliness is not a luxury or a bonus in dating or marriage; it’s a requirement (2 Corinthians 6:14). As the German proverb says: “Begin to weave, and God will give you the thread”.

By living what we know, God is preparing us to live what we don’t yet know. Doing God’s will leads to discovering God’s will.

The ordinary place where Moses was going about his ordinary work was really the epicenter of the will of God! You never know where God might speak to you or what you might encounter in the course of an ordinary day. You may be faithfully following Him and come upon a situation that will change your life forever. Moses was almost literally sitting on the very will of God, and until he saw the bush and heard the voice, he didn’t know it.

If we would simply walk with God in our ordinary routines, we would discover that He is present and waiting to show us His will. The best way to find God’s will is to do God’s will. So pay attention right where you are. Our willingness in the ordinary things we know can prime the pump for God to speak.

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