“In his heart a man plans his course but the Lord determines his steps.” Proverbs 16:9
Looking at the Word Press stats, I noticed that someone had typed in the search terms, “What am I suppose (sic) do (sic)?” I found it extremely interesting that someone had that thought in their mind, and how they ended up at my site. The Internet seems to be the perfect extension of our thought-life, reaching out to sites from a few simple search terms.
So what am I supposed to do? Have you ever asked God? Of course you have. And what did He say?
Well, if you’re like me, there was probably a lot of silence, a lot of waiting, and a lot of wondering. Often, the wondering got blurred with doubt, so asking God what I was supposed to do ended up as, God, I doubt I should do this.
I know that it takes a lot of discipline to wait for God to act in your life. If you’re unemployed and you think you’re absolutely employable, waiting for HR managers to call can seem horrendously painful. What makes it worse is the fact that sometimes we can’t “hear.” Listening for God is an essential part of Christian life, but it doesn’t always involve an audible voice (I’ve never, ever had that happen…yet), or a miraculous sign (again, never happened to me). Sometimes it means prayerfully considering the situation, waiting, listening, and then trusting that God’s going to direct your steps as you take them.
I think it’s so clear in Scriptures to know that each step is from the Lord: “In his heart a man plans his course but the Lord determines his steps.” Psalm 16:9
Wondering which way to go? Pray. Ask your Christian friends. Read up on it. Mine the Bible. Pour out your considerations before God. And then step forward in faith, knowing that He’s got each and every one of your steps in His power.
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January 22, 2008 at 4:13 am
BRUCE
i have 6 great kids they love the lord and to go to church so does my wife but I am nothing BUT a stupid DRUNK WHAT am i to do I have ask but i still what i am so what do i do
July 4, 2009 at 8:02 am
JOHNISE
YOU ARE A DRUNK NOW UNTIL YOU GO TO CHURCH WITH YOUR FAMILY, GO UNTIL THE CHURCH DRIVES THE THE DRUNK UP OUT YOU, YOU HAVE TO AT LEAST TRY, THAT IS THE FIRST STEP.
February 15, 2008 at 4:13 pm
emma
What am i to do so that God will love me as befor and also hear my prayers when ever i pray to him.
July 4, 2009 at 8:04 am
JOHNISE
PRAY IS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO AND WAIT HE WILL LOVE YOU ANYWAYS
February 20, 2008 at 5:05 am
scott h
hello,
I need some advice on what I’m supposed to do in a court case coming up. It’s a drug case, everyone else is taking a plea, I’m guilty to a certain extent, however, I’m having to pay everyone’s fine. This just doesn’t seem right to me. My family’s home is up for collateral for this “tax” I’ve been accessed. We can’t pay this note and keep our house too. I’m to blame for the problem created, but this is just crazy. I feel pressure to be involved in illegal activity so my family won’t have to lose its home. I know all this may not fit in here. I typed in the question “God, what am I supposed to do?” It led here.
July 4, 2009 at 8:06 am
JOHNISE
PRAY WAIT AND TRY YOUR BEST
March 15, 2008 at 3:11 am
Anthony
What is truth?
I know Jesus Christ is truth, but in such a world that isn’t very truthful, I sometimes wonder what the truth is. God speaks to me, but then I only get more confused. What do you think I should…do, or not do, or…whatever?? I just want to know the Truth.
April 21, 2008 at 4:26 pm
MIKE KENDRICK
Waiting is hard but it is necessary to produce character. Consider it JOY when you go through various trials because the result is a crown of LIFE!
June 25, 2008 at 5:19 am
Tiffany
I just want to thank you for putting this up. I am dealing with so much and I felt like completely giving up. I typed in “What am I supposed to do now God,” and it led me straight to you. Thank you.
July 15, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Omoniyi O A
I am fed up living my life from the earnings of my families. I hope God will put me on my own path so i can start making my own real cash.
July 17, 2008 at 4:14 am
Bj
At this very low point; I just happened to typed in “What amI supposed to do God” and like many others I found your site. which is comforting in itself. lets me knowthere are many w/ more questions than answers. but I ‘m directed to back to the bible. – the Holy Spirit will lead me . thank you
July 28, 2008 at 5:33 am
becca
my whole life i have been taught to love and believe in god..and i really really want to …but there has been no spiritual conection between us and i was wondering how you all found it..i mean he has never talked to me..i get no feelings of direction…so many bad things have happened to me and i’m not a bad person at all…i dont understand how a good person that does everything they are supposed to and trys to believe in god get hurt all the time..if you could give me some advise that would be great ..i’m praying and reading the bible but nothing is happening..i would like to know that the thing i’m trying to believe in is true..
September 3, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Luke
I was brainwashed in religion, I researched many religions much to the disappointment of my parents. I feel religion should be taught, we are spiritual beings. I am 30 years old and am only now starting to hear the voice in my head, and when it happens I’ve learned what the feeling is for me… maybe a feeling of frustration, or stress. It’s those times I have to sit down (or get out of bed if it’s 1 am) and meditate on the feeling and ask what is it I’m trying to ask? What is pissing me off? What don’t I understand! What am I ANGRY that my mind knows that I don’t understand!!! And what is the question in the first place…It’s from there that I have to calm myself and meditate and communicate with my subconscious and or God and ask, is there a question on my mind? At that point I will google anything that comes into my head no matter how irrelevant it is to my life ( I put trust in something I don’t understand and google it) long story short I was researching convection currents of a flame in microgravity and the shape of a flame in space, and plasme rockets… those initial thoughts lead me here to talk to 5 people I don’t know and will maybe ever meet.
Take care Becca.
July 30, 2008 at 2:21 am
kenneth
I am also in a lost. Have been having alot of difficulties in life and financial for the past 5 months. I pray alot to god but it seems like god has abandon me. I am totally injured(spiritual) and left lying in the jungle without a stick inhand. I hear the howling wolves and the wild animals roar. Where is god? Why did he leave me behind all alone?
September 8, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Sylvia Abson
What am I supposed to do now, God?
After being out of work since June 08 (and it’s now Sept.08) and applying for probably more than 100 jobs with about 20 response that did not pan-out, I got discouraged and ask this question on Goggle but really did not expect an answer. To my surprise, the response from your website REALLY, REALLY helped me to continue to wait on GOD to provide with the position HE has for me.
Thank you so much for providing this scripture (Psalm 16:9) and renewing my strenght to continue to wait on GOD.
September 11, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Jon
How does Jesus lead the steps of East-Asian Buddhist monks? Or Jews? Or Muslims? Hindus? They too need guidance, they suffer. Kind of puts the whole “pray to Jesus, he’ll help in your time of suffering” thing in perspective for me. Problems take time. Time heals problems. Time opens doors. Time accomplishes tasks. I guarentee almost everyone here will be angry with me about this post so I’ll end with I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings.
September 3, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Luke
I’m not angry at all. I read genisis in the bible the other night. I haven’t read the bible in 20 years. And I found the version I have which I got in 1984 to be full of weird shit! eg, God says no human will live longer than 120 years, then for the next few chapters heaps of them are like 300, 180, 236 years old… Did something get lost in translation here? Like so many other religious texts translated and retranslated so that the original text is no longer like the modern day version? eg number 2… In genesis, talk of supernatural beings having sex with pretty humans? WTF is going on here? My idea is that modern day translations of the bible are very scewed, and sometimes fucked up and contradictory for lack of better words… However, like many religions I’ve researched there is a common goal, if you will. Be good, don’t fuck up or annoy other people, don’t steal shit, don’t be greedy, and try to not fuck the planet up and the animals too.
September 19, 2008 at 12:38 am
VIC GOLDS
I FEEL SO TERRIBLE ABOUT HOW THE CHURCH HAS NEGLECTED MY NEEDS AND MY POOR JUDGEMENT. I FEEL I CAN NOT FUNCTION. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE A SPIRITUAL DAUGHTER THAT IS SLOW AND A EX MARINE THAT IS AN ADDICT OF PORN, DRUGS,FOOD AND DRINKING. HIS HEALTH IS FAILING AND WE ALL OVER WEIGHT AND HOMELESS. I FEEL AS THOUGH NONE OF US IS GETTING ANYWHERE AND I BLAME GOD. I DO NOT WANT NO MORE OF GOD ALTHOUGH I LOVE HIM
October 27, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Kortney
I find myself asking God what am i supposed to do as well. My situation is that I fell in love with a man who is not a believer. I know that the Bible says not to be unequally yoked with other people but, if Im not supposed to be with him then why would God give me feelings for him? God also says that very few people will enter His kingdom and if this is true then the same is true that very few people on earth are true believers. If this is true, than the search for a good Christian mate is not an easy task. So, where do I go from here? I could go church hopping to meet new people, but then my motives for going to church to better my relationship are misplaced by motives of finding a true Christian husband. What am I supposed to do now?
October 28, 2008 at 5:32 pm
michael
I have been unemployed for a year now and I am about to lose my house any day. I am scared. I am really scared. I haven’t talked to anyone for months now. They already took away my car long time ago. I am sitting in my house alone. Thank God they haven’t cut utilities yet. If they do, I will be practically become homeless without gas, electricity, water. I have separated myself from everyone. From my wife, from my parents and from my brother. I don’t answer calls. I don’t check emails. I haven’t prayed for a long time now. What can God do for me at this moment? Can He save me from this mess? I know He can. But, I don’t know He would. I don’t deserve His help. I feel worthless. I am scared. I am really scared. I will have to file bankruptcy, but I really don’t have any money for the lawyer. I have so much debt with credit cards. I have ruined everything. I have ruined my whole life. I still have a hope. But, the reality is too painful to deal with. I want to win a lottery and payoff all my debts and start a new life. But, that’s just a dream. I know God has everything I need. But, I am too scared to ask Him for anything. What if He doesn’t give me what I need? Please pray for me. I want to live a normal life again as a working citizen. I want to live with my wife again. I am a capable man. Only if someone can get me out of this mess that I let myself fall into. Please God, help me. Help me now.
September 3, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Luke
I’m late to this site… I prayed for you. And, I’ve alway felt too ashamed to ask for the creators help. I’m opening my mind now. I hope you heal.
December 20, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Tee White
I am so sad because I was laid off my job yesterday. It was my fault because I was dishonest. I feel very guilty and want God to forgive me and I forgive myself. I am angry because I am the only one to take care of my household. I now do not have a job and may lose my home. I am so ashamed. I can not sleep. I have anxiety attacks. No one their to help me. I take my frustrations out on my boyfriend which made us get into a physical fight. We forgave each other, however I am still upset, angry and don’t no where to go. I pray to god but I am ashamed and think he will not hear my prayer. Help me I am so depressed and sad. I will keep praying. But my doubt is growing more each day. I have not told any of my family this to em brassed because this is my second time having a high salary job and being let go for my stupidity. Please pray for me ask God to come into my life fill me with hope and faith and help me through this situation even though I do not deserve it.
January 9, 2009 at 1:33 am
Sara
I typed “God, what should I do?” and I found this site. I am at the lowest time in my life right now and I don’t know why. I have two healthy beautiful children, a husband trying his hardest to make up for his adultery, a new house, all our bills are paid, lots of delicious food in my house, two great cars, I live in Hawaii and yet I am so incredibly unhappy and lonely. I don’t want the life I have. I am completely miserable and I know I shouldn’t be. i feel like all my hopes and dreams have been squashed and discarded. I want to run away from this life that I feel is sufficating me. I want to leave my family and not have to hurt anymore or feel anymore, but for some reason I typed in those words and I am here. So God, I am hurting. I am hurting bad. I am so lost and confused. i need you now more than i have ever needed you. Please dear Lord make my pain go away. I can’t do this on my own anymore. I need you to take over. Lord please hear my prayer. make the pain go away.
February 2, 2009 at 8:00 am
behnnie
I, too, typed in “God what am I supposed to do?” Did you ever imagine that phrase would be one that brought so many people to your page??
I’m sitting here watching yet ANOTHER free dvd from the library after a dinner of frozen asparagus and bread and cheese, shivering because I can’t afford to turn on my heat, and wondering what I’m going to do now that I’ve drawn the last $30 I’m eligible for in unemployment checks. I’m a good worker, a hard worker, a smart worker. I hate handouts. But I’ve applied for job after job, week after week, for 9 months now and gotten TWO interviews out of it. I pray about it, talk with strong Christians in my life about it, read scripture and meditate on it with my current situation in mind… and still find myself typing my ultimate query and frustration into a Google search. Why?!
You just feel so empty of answers, of logic, of the ability to reason sometimes. You know wisdom is given to those who seek it, but at the end of the day you still want to have a roof over your head, food in your belly. Wisdom may teach you the worthlessness and temporary nature of so many of the things we take for granted as “necessary” parts of our lives, but does wisdom then tell us to expect to live a life of abject poverty and constant hunger because abundance isn’t “necessary”?
I’m not looking for something miraculous. I’m not looking to make loads of money, or even as much as I made at my last job (which I lost because the company closed due to the crumbling economy which is hurting so many of us). I’m not looking for greatness, for gold, or for glory.
I’m looking for sustenance. For the ability to pay my rent, pay for my car, pay for my student loans. To pay back my grandmother who’s generosity has kept me in groceries. To pay back my also-struggling parents who’ve given me so much in the way of true love and support. For the ability to work. To serve and love through work. I love people, I love committing to a task, I love bringing things to completion, I love working.
What’s happening? What is this? Why is this? How is it we can follow God’s commands on how to deal with situations like this and *still* find ourselves, find each other, heaped into a comment board on a stranger’s web page as we all ask this questions we can’t seem to get an answer to?! “God! WHAT am I supposed to DO?!”
I can wait. I have been waiting. I will continue to wait. And I’m running out of money and credit and no closer to a job than I’ve been since I lost my job in May ‘08. I will continue to wait. Maybe that’s what we’re all supposed to do. But the loss, sacrifice, heart ache, pain, and sadness resulting from the situations mentioned on this page– if waiting is what we’re supposed to be doing, shouldn’t some of those symptoms lessen since we’re doing what we’re called to do?
I will continue to wait.
February 22, 2009 at 2:37 pm
JM
What am I supposed to do? I guess that is the question…Im confused, angry just upset….I have so many thoughts just lingering on my mind. Im I have what i think is a loving family but at times they so irritate me. We are Christians. I came to this site because I said if im a christian why do I feel this way. I woke up in the middle of the night and found myself on a site on hindered prayer. I said to myself well darn…then how am I suppose to get to GOD…if hes not listenening to me. I feel like yelling and screaming. I try to talk to him. I guess what I do will never be enough. Why cant he just listen to me. I know the way….why is it so difficult.
February 27, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Bob
ive givin up,,, my life has always been a big blinding path in which i cant seem to follw,, no job, no companionship, no family that cares about me. ive tried hating the world,, that doesnt work,,,it only hates you back 100 time over and theres notta you can do about it either. talk to god??
i gave up on that years ago,, i guess i just dont stand a chance of ever being happy,, i dont have friends or family because of many factors in my life. i dont even know why im here,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i guess it doesnt matter anyway…………………
September 3, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Luke
You are here because you need to be. It does matter you are here, I’m sorry I waited so long to find an answer to my life… I never knew the question.
March 5, 2009 at 3:31 am
Dianne
I typed in God what am I suppose to know. Maybe I am suppose to be aware of all those in pain around me and pray for them. Talk to them. My house burned down a few months ago, my son is schizophrenic, my dad died, as a child I was raped but I am still here. I am a counsellor, the rain falls on all people, those who love God and those who don’t. Whatever we choose to do with whatever life gives us is important. Money comes and goes, friends and sometimes family comes and goes, the only thing that is not transient is God. The I AM. When I stand in judgement before my maker, all my sins are bloted out because of Jesus. If you are reading this, maybe its not what I am suppose to know but what others need to know. God is love, He loves us all, He wants you. Jesus is who He said He was. God’s own son died for our sins that while we are in the storms of life He will never leave us or forsake us. Know this He is with you and cares for you.
March 25, 2009 at 10:51 pm
johm
thankyou
i am a marine i had lost myself a year ago when my wife left me for my good friend i lost everything at that moment i still have not found anything to replace what i have lost i am still lonely and still hurt i still have head aches and still question but i now know that i am nott the only one who is lost the only one who hurts and feels the painful realitys this world has and although our questions will never get answered there is still hope hope that sufering and pain does not come in a small dose but a large one that we all feel and maybe this will bring us or someone together in way that will let us understand that although we are lost in the dark we have each other each other on this page if any one is there and feels this same pain email me at johnne86@yahoo.com maybe we can find conforts in eachothers embrace
March 27, 2009 at 1:11 am
Rusty
I know that God knows everything about my situation and what will happen. I know that He has given me a peace that He is in control. He is the only one who can fix the problems in my life. The hard thing is waiting on Him. We must believe that His will and timing are perfect. He is very interested in us and want the best for us. I pray for all of you that God will give you peace that He IS there with you and will never leave you. You are going going through this alone. His thoughts of you are a numerous as the grains of sand on the shore. Be patient, read the Bible, pray, and have faith that God is there. He loves you.
April 10, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Sarah
Could you just pray for me? I know that God sent Jesus I believe it is all true my biggest folly is my lack of trust. That has always been my biggest personality flaw. I just need that trust. Thank you.
April 28, 2009 at 12:27 am
Lissett
What am I supposed to do? Im frustrated, upset, and dissapointed in myself. I have never been able to find a career that fits me. Im 25 years old, have an AAS in business admin and am not satisfied and am trying to get a BA in paralegal studies but its very expensive… too expensive and am thinking of quitting. Im unemployed at the moment and haven’t been able to land a job for a couple of months now. And feel like im gonna get stuck making 14 an hour, and being stuck in my parents house is also frustrating cuz they indirectly get on my case and they really don’t understand that i haven’t been able to find my career. I always tell them that the only thing that would satisfy me would be dancing but dancing doesn’t make money and im thinking about my future and kids (if i do have any). I don’t know what I am supposed to do.
May 7, 2009 at 1:33 am
`johnny
Oh God=doG, so much pain in the word i don’t deserve anything form you, the only i want to do is to inlove with life and then i become the promise of my hope.If you can leasten and erase the vanity and guide us to love the real love please.They give us chaos and we are so confused.Only you can change this shit only you can create chaos and handle of that,see you through and you reborn from your fire but the battle has not an end but life it has.Support united and make “praksis”.
May 16, 2009 at 4:19 am
Aaron L Evans
ive lost something it really hurts beyond any pain ive ever felt accepting this and the fact that even though i tried my hardest and went beyond what i thought myself even capable of i still lost her. i dont have a firm grasp on reality due to the emotional distress of the situation thats why i asked what am i supposed to do, i was lead here thank you. i will look and i shall find.
May 26, 2009 at 5:32 am
prophetess
I am a Pastor and feeling the people under me pains and I feel like. I needs a little Jesus to help them. And I need to be higher and deeper .. so I can bring them closer to word of God,,sometime I ask God what can I do ,,, to get to a leveler so I can reach and put up someone else ….no one is cpmplain but I see and feel the need
June 22, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Claudette
Thankyou God for being there. I don’t know where I am meant to be going or what I am meant to be doing, but I trust you will lead me in the right direction. I claim patience in Jesus’ name and by his blood as my birthright, and I place the needs and cares of all the people searching for answers in Your hands, that You will answer their prayers so that they can actually hear you, or know that it is you, in Christ Jesus, Amen.
August 30, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Kimberly Williams
I,too, had the impulse to google “what am I suppose to do?” . As I read posts, I noticed other people did the same thing. Isnt it odd? Its almost as if God had something to do with it. …like he is almost drawing people to this site that have a shred of faith or want one…almost like the people who believe in him AT ALL…are gathering in a group.
I wonder if this is part of something that is to happen in the end times.It says in the Bible that people will be sorted-the people who take the mark of the beast or the people who do not.
FOr years everyone has tried to figure out what the “mark of the beast” is and explain all their theorys. I think the mark of the beast is accepting todays society and spending your life in it and worrying about what happens in it. Todays society is a mere micro snapshot of the big picture. THe big picture is what is gonna happen when the rapture comes and there after. Why are we worrying about this life so much ?Its going to hell in a handbasket and theres NOTHING we can do ,not anyone. It is written.I think the best anyone can do during these end times is try to make impacts on other peoples lives and try to be only content with a smile of a stranger.
Isnt it odd? It is clear everyone on this site is divided into two groups of people as well.One,the one that are grasping desperately at some relief from the pressures of this world and willing to look for happiness of another .(This reminds me of the people left after the 1st rapture,that go through the same hell as the condemned in the Bible. ITs my understanding and belief that these people have a chance at heaven but will have to give their life for it)
Second group, have already gotten in tune with God, they live life happier in keeping in mind that Heaven is the life we should always have our sights on ,not this world and so they do not have the despair as the ones that havent received his word and understood it,lived it. This is the group that will go to heaven without the trials and tribulation,because they already passed the tests for God in this life.SO I can only assume that theres no getting out of the trials. You WILL go through trials till you pass and if it means we get punished before we finally obey and understand- God will allow that,otherwise if we are obedient and look beyond this world and keep focus on the horizon, we can experience heaven sooner in the end. I want to be in the second group. Im tired of this world. Nothing but sadness, dissappointments, wounded souls,…I dont want to live my life focused on this or I know Ill have forever sadness….ITs the end where there are few miracles. Just accept that this world isnt getter any better and never will,no matter Who the president is anywhere. I want to die happy and that will only come when I dont think of where I am but where I am going -or want to go. I can only imagine the instant relief and utter happiness in the spiritual life and I want to be ready ,I want to be in the second group. I dont care about anything else as much as being right with my God when he comes for me, when it was meant to be. …;and Im scared, but I dont care, its the only way for my life to change and for salvation too.
October 12, 2009 at 4:54 am
miles coker
That is so true what you said, “Wondering which way to go? Pray. Ask your Christian friends. Read up on it. Mine the Bible. Pour out your considerations before God. And then step forward in faith, knowing that He’s got each and every one of your steps in His power.”. I typed in the same question as every body else last night. I read all the posts, actually the whole site, however at the time the responses seemed like trite christian cliches. I did not get an answer to my query, or so I thought. I have been wondering about which way to go and what is God’s purpose for my life for years. It seems like every thing I’ve wanted to do has been not allowed for me, or possibly just as you said again, the wondering turned into “I doubt I should do this” I have been a drug addict for the last 14 years since my first time, when I fell in love with being high and escaping reality. I seem to be a pretty well functioning addict, but all that means is that I can still pay my bills (barely).My life is still a complete mess. I have decided to sober up more times than I can remember, all to no avail. My wife and I just had our first son 9 months ago. Five years ago when we got married, one of the prerequisites was that I was supposed to be sober, which obviously never happened. I think if I don’t do it this time, she will leave. The problem is that I hate reality, and the very thought of a life of sobriety depresses me to my core. I have been so pissed off at God for not delivering me from this in the past that I have left the church “to go find rock bottom so I could start to go up” That’s an AA/NA belief, that you can’t move up until you can’t sink any lower. I now think that’s B.S. I never found it. Anyway, I’ve been sober and pissed off and depressed now for about 5 days. I started thinking that if God would just tell me what he wanted me to do, then I would have something to live for, to chase after, to spend my time and energies on. Something to do. But it seemed like I wasn’t getting any answers. And I’ve been trying to get sober for the last 10 years, and from my perspective, with little to no help from God. So that has been my struggle. A meaningless purposeless , hateful existence, and a life so screwed by drugs and alcohol that I’m just barely hanging on. But tonight, as me and Carrie were talking, I thought to look up the verse again, and it all became so clear. The NIV says: “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.” And it dawned on me. This whole time, I’ve been waiting on a directive from heaven about what color socks to wear on a given day, and the whole time God is like, “Just put on some socks and shoes and get out there and start walking, I’ll take care of you getting there, but you have to leave first”. Basically, I’ve been so scared to go against the will of God that I haven’t really done anything except for blow my mind. But it says “In his heart a man plans his course” And when you make a plan,most of the time, you go through with it, barring some unusual circumstance like an act of God or something. And I think that’s the way it’s set up. When you go to court, it is the burden of the state to prove your guilt. You don’t have to prove your innocence. Likewise, if it is your desire to please God, then you’ll do all the regular things to determine His will: Pray, read the Bible, seek godly counsel wait for an open (or closed) door, wait for His peace about it, but then, given all these and no dramas between any of them, and you probably still haven’t heard that heavenly directive, but at that point, it is the burden of the almighty God to intervene if He wants to change your path. He gave us sound minds and judgement, revealed his will to us in His word, equipped with both spiritual and natural gifts and abilities (talents) and He’s the almighty. if He doesn’t like your *self-determined* path, He will step in and intervene somehow, however he feels like. That’s his job. The master who gave out the talents didn’t tell the servants what to do with them. But from the outcome of that parable, we know that he expected them to do something. So that’s my take on it. I welcome any comments from any of you out there. I hope all of that was coherent and not too rambly. Anyway, thanks whoever for setting up this site. I think I may have just found my turning point. Closing statement: (I promise this is it) I probably could have turned to scripture for my answer instead of google, even though it came back full circle anyway. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil…that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand, stand therefore. And blessed is he who perseveres to the end. And remember it is a battle and a servant is no greater than his master. And we look not to the things which are seen but to the things which are unseen, for the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are unseen are eternal. And eye has not seen nor has ear heard nor has entered into the heart of man the things that God has prepared for those who love him. And if you’re still here and actually read all that well God bless you. Goodnight.