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Change Direction
Change Direction

Changing direction is seldom easy. As children, we daydream about who we want to be. As adults, we devote our lives to making our dreams come true. However, what happens when our dreams don’t line up with God’s plan? Do we stubbornly try to create our fantasies, or do we change direction — and follow God?

Similar to many people, the Apostle Paul was heavily invested in his aspirations. He was well on his way to become a great rabbinical leader. At about age fourteen, he studied the Jewish law under Gamaliel, one of the prominent rabbis of his time. He became well versed in Hellenistic culture and thought; and acquired a great command of the Greek language. In Galatians 1:14, Paul boasted: “I was becoming a leader in the Jewish religion, doing better than most other Jews of my age” (New Century Version). But when Paul was traveling to Damascus, the Lord asked him to change direction. And he did, because God showed him a different plan.

Sometimes we have to let go of the life we’ve imagined in order to receive the life God has waiting for us.

Proverbs 19:21 teaches that sometimes the life we’ve imagined is not the life God has purposed. The Scripture states: “People can make all kinds of plans, but only the Lord's plan will happen” (New Century Version). Like Paul, we might find ourselves on a journey and sense the Lord guiding us on a different path for our career, relationships, or ministry. It is even possible that our reputation, resources, education, and heart are heavily invested in our plans. Invested or not, we have to trust God. He can surpass our dreams, and out do our plans. So if He asks you to change direction — surrender — and place your life within His hands.

Written by: Marsha DuCille - Publisher/Editorial Director
publisher @ calledmagazine.com

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