Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4
Human nature is wired to pursue pleasure and avoid pain, to have peace when we make the right decision, and restlessness when we make the wrong one. The purpose God plants within us is like a tractor beam that causes us to find pleasure and peace when we stay on course or pain and restlessness when we drift off course. To be sure, these signals should always be tested against God’s Word, but they are also God’s “magnetic pull” within us, guiding us to His designed destination.
If there is a right place that we belong, that means every other place is wrong. The GPS (God Positioning System) that God often uses is our heart, guided by His Word to keep us or move us where we should be. C.S. Lewis said it this way: “God whispers to us in our pleasure, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts at us in our pain.” Is God using pleasure or pain to talk to you today?
Where is God’s tractor beam leading you? Interrogative questions will unearth strong emotions that can act as clues to guide you through the present, then propel you into your future.
6 CLUES TO DISCOVER GOD’S GPS FOR YOUR LIFE
- What keeps me up at night? Worry is a clue of something God wants you to break through and resolve or embrace and overcome.
- What burdens am I carrying? What occupies your mind consistently is a clue to an assignment in that season.
- What brings me fulfillment? What you are doing when you lose track of time is evidence that you are running in your lane of assignment.
- What is causing me pain? Unless you are called to a season of brokenness, pain is a strong indicator of “where” you don’t belong and “what” you don’t belong doing.
- What frustrates me? Anger and discontent are powerful emotions—until you learn to leverage negative energy to leave your present circumstance, you will never reach the future God intended.
- Where am I fruitful? There is always provision and plenty in His presence. God always provides where He guides.
REFLECT TO CONNECT
- Whom do you know that has learned to discern God’s direction in their life?
- GPS: Where is your GPS, your “God Positioning System,” guiding you?
- What clues have you discovered God is using to communicate with you?
God communicates with you before He tries to move you.
What is He saying?
