What In The World Am I Doing Here?

 

...that you may know

     the way you shall go,

for you have not

     passed this way before.

             Joshua 3. 4

(Even when we find ourselves

in an uncomfortable,

unexpected,

or unfamiliar place,

we can trust God

        right in the midst of it.

Sometimes God says go,

sometimes He says stay,

sometimes He nudges us

   to "do something different

                for Me there."

Wherever we are,

    the new or strange,

    the common or accustomed,

    expected or unforecasted,

we can be a faithful witness,

         even in this situation.

What in the world

        are we doing here?

Right in His hands.

We may question

  if we have made a wrong turn,

but that's when trusting God

           comes in,

not what we planned or expect,

     but following Him anyway.

We can know we are not on our own.

Even if we don't understand,

       we can take His hand.)

O LORD,

We are surrounded by

so many reasons to doubt

             ourselves or You.

Please empower us to

         listen to Your voice alone.

May we know --and those with us--

    that You are the Lord God.

Please help us to not run away

        or hide,

        or pray away

what You are forming in us.

Equip us to

   love these people to You.

Help us to infiltrate this culture

    with Your Word and grace.

We are not wandering after all,

    but walking with You.