Obedience

For a long Time I've Been praying about the next step that God would have me take.
"Ok Lord," I would say, " what is next for me. I need to know without a shadow of a doubt what you would have me do."
I had forgotten that the last time I had prayed that prayer I choose not to do what he said. I have come to realize that the Lord never changes his mind. If He asked you to do something years ago, chances are his request will stay the same, until you obey.
Four Years ago I was blessed with a great job with benefits. I remember that after receiving this blessing I went into the bathroom at work rejoicing with tears in my eyes that the Lord had given me this job that I was so unworthy of. Here I am almost five years later and now the Lord has asked me to leave.
"Leave Lord really, how could I leave when you gave me this Job. I mean it was a blessing and an answered prayer."
"My Daughter," He said so sweetly, "The active word in that sentence is Was. At one point this job was a gift to you, but it has reached its expiration date. I need you to remember that I am your provider, the job is simply the means in which I chose to provide at the time. Your position there is now for one of my other children and I am calling you to something greater."
Still it has taken me a while to do what he has asked. Even now I type at the desk of the job that He wants me to quit.
One of the things that I have been involved with at my job, here at Nashville State Community College, is a ministry called Campus Crusade for Christ. Today I met with a woman who contacted me about her interest in Campus Crusade. To make a long story short, she is now the active adviser for Campus Crusade, I have passed on the baton. She let me know that coming to Nashville State was a step of faith for her and being the new adviser for Campus Crusade is an answered prayer. If I choose not to step out of the way I would then be holding on to the answer that God had to her prayer. I have so much peace in her taking over this organization.
We prayed to seal and bless the transition. Instantly I feel my contact with the Lord has grown in clarity. It is like I was clouded by hanging on to this thing, and letting go has opened the space that the Lord has been trying to get to.
In obedience moving your feet is required it is important to know that God is never the one who needs to prove himself to you, rather You need to prove yourself to Him. He is so Gracious that He loves, protects, and provides for us even when we are blatantly disobeying him.
It is scary not knowing the next step, but as my former pastor would say,
"Don't ask the Lord to order your steps if you are not willing to move you feet."
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