Throughout our lifetime we will all have to make some major decisions. One of the first ones that we have to take, as we mature, is our choice of study or profession. Later on comes the question of marriage, children, and where to live. The most important choice of all is our faith.
If we believe in God, how do we know what he wants for us? It has been a great help to me to see God as my Father, who knows and wants the very best for me. I cannot live with the idea that my heavenly Father leaves me in doubt or in uncertainty about important decisions. When I am faced with major steps in my life, I always pray for a clear answer. God is never in a hurry, and so my patience has been tested and improved during the years. God has never failed me, and it is one of my greatest joys to be assured by God that I am doing the right thing. When difficulties arise out of the decision, I can always come back to God. He took the responsibility, so he will have to find solutions for the hardship that might be involved in the way he choose for me.
One of the main decisions in my life was coming to live in this land. It took five years before I knew for sure that "this is what God wants for me." This is certainly not an easy country to live in, and there is no lack of problems and hardship for believers!
In all major decisions I do keep a few things in mind:
* What does the Bible say in general about the subject that is involved?
* What are portions in the Bible are relevant to my case?
* I do not hesitate to ask God for a confirmation with a Bible verse. God has made things very clear to me by just pointing to a Bible verse.
* I may also share my situation with other mature believers, people whom I can trust to speak the truth, even if it might hurt at that moment.
The total outcome is that God tells me, shows me very personally, the choice I have to make.
There is no greater satisfaction than to know that you are in harmony with God's will.
God is our instructor and our Father. He longs to get his instructions through and he does it while we are building up a very special relationship with him.