Ask like it's your first time asking… “Lord, what do You want me to do?”

Real Dudes,

Why are we at times afraid to ask God a question? 

• Could it be that we fear what His response might be? 

 

• Could it be because we already know what the answer is going to be and we’re not ready to commit to carrying through with His answer/response? 

Does the following question come easy or hard for you to ask…

• Honey, I was looking for something to do today, is there anything that I can help you with? 

 

• Maybe in your first year of marriage that was a common and easy question to ask, but compare that to being several years into your marriage, do you dare ask, or do you still ask with the same sincerity?

 

• What if she says, “Yes, please help me with the dishes, the vacuuming, the laundry, etc.” 

 

• Are you prepared for her response? Or would you feel better to have never asked in the first place?

 

• And by not asking, then do you somehow feel less responsible and less interruptible?  

Saul, soon to be known as the Apostle Paul asks this question on the road to Damascus in Acts 9:6 (NKJV) 

• So he [the Apostle Paul immediately following giving his life to the Lord], trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

 

• Paul asked a loaded question, but he was prepared to surrender to whatever the response was going to be. For the first time in his life his allegiance was to someone other than himself or other authorities. His old self was left behind and in an instance behold all things became new (2 Corinthians 5:17). 

How did God respond to Paul’s question? Did He give him a laundry list of things to do? Since other followers were slacking in carrying through with their responsibilities, did God give up on them and expect Paul to take it all on himself?  

• Not at all. God didn’t overwhelm him…He gave him one task at a time. He said, first “Arise, and go.” Then, “you will be told what you must do,” next.” One baby step, one task at a time. The Lord didn’t give him more than he could handle…He gave him just enough in order to help build his trust and confidence in the Lord. 

Let me ask you this, when was the last time you asked God, what do You want me to do? 

• Are you prepared to surrender to whatever His response is? Or are you more prone to resorting back to fulfilling the desires of the flesh? 

 

• So my challenge to each of us is this…Ask like it's your first time asking… “Lord, what do You want me to do?”
  It doesn’t matter if you’re a day into being a follower of Christ or thirty years into following Him. Do you still carry that same sincerity and passion as when you first gave your life to Him? 

Practicing His Presence,
Nate

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