What do you need to do when you don’t know what to do? Quite often, that question can leave you feeling uncertain.
I was going to a meeting this rainy morning. I decided to take a shorter route that would save me five minutes, but it turned out to be a bad decision. The rural roads were accommodating school traffic. Two stop signs were my undoing, taking 26 extra minutes for my trip (yes, I did check the time).
I kept reminding myself during the wait all things work together for good (Romans 8:28). I must have reminded myself 20 times of this verse on my way to the pastor’s meeting. I arrived ten minutes late. So, I placed my umbrella and book on the table and proceeded to the buffet. When I got back to the table, I sat at the end with three empty seats between me and the next person. At the invitation of this person, I moved. We chatted for a while before the speakers did their presentation.
Meanwhile, the book I brought was for a friend who left towards the end of the presentation. I thought, “Now, what am I going to do?” I reminded myself of my prayer. All things work together for good. As I looked around the room—I asked myself, “Now, who should get this book?” One of the twenty pastors in the room, but I didn’t have an answer.
Finally, the meeting was over. The guest who I sat beside and I chatted for a minute. Then, she identified herself as the speaker’s executive assistant.
To make a long story short, I asked her if her boss read devotionals—the reply was “when she has time,” which was mainly on a plane to the next meeting. I asked her if she would pass my book to her for reading material on her next trip. She accepted “He Had to Ask” with my business card.
The next time you don’t know what to do, pray. You may be surprised how God closes one door and opens another. It’s in these unexpected moments that we often find our faith lessons. All things do work together for the good of the trusting believer.
