Sometimes I'm really awful at making decisions; I want to make the best choice possible and fear that if I get anything less that I've missed out! I don't even fear that what I do get won't work just as fine, but instead focus on what I didn't get, or do, and what I could be missing. The issue is I think too much, sometimes out thinking practicality. So, as you can imagine, when Blogger asked me to chose a title for this new blog I sighed because I knew my weakness. But, look! There stands a name! The blog name was partially inspired by Jonsi and his song Go do. The other influence behind picking it is the very concept that made me chose it so quickly and confidently. Doing. We are called to do, to act, to move. Not to sit back. Why do some people who lack self-confidence and encouragement fill up their schedule with overwhelming amounts of things to do? Because doing gives us purpose, we want to have things to do, we want to be meant for something. I know I get held back many times when I should be doing something. I've found that, like I already said, it's my ability to think that gets in the way. This all goes perfectly with something I wrote a few months ago when I was angry at myself for the many times I had felt or heard God ask me to do something yet I never stepped out. Take note though, this is not an excuse, but a realization and an encouragment.
It’s a rather unfortunate thing, the way humans are capable of thinking so intensely, even though its considered the greatest and most powerful gift for mankind. We think about cars, and dogs, our jobs, math, books, boys, girls, ourselves. God.
Here is something to think about: what if you didn’t think about things, but instead just acted. Granted, that would be dangerous for certain life choices, and some people do actually function that way. But what if the people of the church put their minds to rest and woke up to their calling.
“Go forth, and I will make you fishers of men.” Go into all the earth. Do not just go, but go do. God had purpose behind sending us out (added to relate to the opening paragraph).
You know why I don’t act half the time that God speaks to me to do something, actually more than half the time? Because I think about it. I think, what will they think? What if I’m wrong? What if You don’t come through God? It's not asking God if he’ll follow through, it's doubting that he will. Or, sometimes, I think so much about doing something, that I in part believe its been done. Then, I feel okay about myself and not so bad that I didn’t tell that man at my work that God loves him, or say an encouraging word to the barista. Am I the only one that does this?
The other day God told me to pray for a woman who opened up to me about her runaway 18-year-old daughter. Unintentionally, I assume that when I’m supposed to do that, the time will come… then I realized, no it wont! I don’t until I do. The only thing that will make me step out in faith is me. I think that the “right” moment will come and I let my mind get the best of me. But the passiveness of living like that kinda makes me sick. Mostly because I live that way.
What about this: God has a calling on my life. One day, I will speak in front of millions. One day I will lead people to salvation. One day, I will speak to strangers and see the sick healed. One day.. Let me tell you something, “one day” never comes. Today is one day, so is tomorrow and the day after that is also one day. Today will only be your one day when you purpose to Do and get past the passiveness and bondage of your discouraging thoughts.
If you want to do something, you wont do it until you do. All those thoughts are possible becasue we are thinking beings, but they stem from fear and doubt. Two things not created or imposed by God. No, to do the will of the Lord means trusting in Him and not leaning on our own understanding because the reality is, our own understanding is so tiny compared to what God knows. When we think through things too much and try to understand everything and fit it into our own human boxes, we are attempting to take things into our own hands and no longer are we relying on the Lord. Also, if God has put something on your heart or you know the desires and passions you have for now and the future, do not let fear stop you. Do not, especially, allow yourself to think that your dreams and goals will just come to you as you sit and watch. Yes, God's grace and power can make anything happen and he will see to it that his plans for you come through. But, our part is to do. And the good news is that Jesus gives us strength, power, will and confidence in Him in order to go do the things we are called to.
What I'm about to go do is what actually sparked the blog. I'm heading off to Africa today- Tanzania. I'll be studying there until early May. It's a miracle that this trip is actually happening for me, but God is calling me to it and he has made it possible; now I'm going. I'll keep updated as much as possible while I'm there. If you've been waiting on something, go do it.
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