{"id":146167,"date":"2015-09-03T09:29:57","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T14:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=146167"},"modified":"2015-09-03T09:31:45","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T14:31:45","slug":"walk-it-out-gods-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/walk-it-out-gods-will\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk It Out (God’s Will)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WalkItOutCC\"<\/p>\n

I used to spend too much of my time stressing about my future and what I was supposed to do with it.\u00a0\u00a0What brought me peace in that anxiety was the book of Deuteronomy.\u00a0\u00a0I love that book.\u00a0\u00a0Through it the Holy Spirit revealed so much to me about following God\u2019s will.\u00a0\u00a0A few months after learning from it and applying it, I landed my dream job as a high school youth minister (that\u2019s right, I gave up on my dream of becoming a professional donut eater).<\/p>\n

Many of us struggle with knowing and obeying God\u2019s will.\u00a0\u00a0I would like to encourage anyone going through such a struggle.\u00a0\u00a0Hopefully the insight that I received from the Bible can help.\u00a0Let\u2019s run through some passages from Deuteronomy and look at what they have to say about God\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n

When I read Deuteronomy the first verses that stood out to me involved God\u2019s words to the Israelites \u201cLeave here and go to the hill country of the Amorites\u201d\u2026\u201dI have given that land over to you\u201d (Deut 1:7-8).\u00a0\u00a0These excerpts tell us something about God\u2019s plans- they are already laid out<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0Notice God says \u201cI\u00a0have given<\/em>\u00a0that land over to you.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0At the time God says this, the Amorites are occupying the land, and Israel will have to fight off their armies and topple their fortified cities in order to conquer it.\u00a0\u00a0But God speaks as if the land is already theirs.<\/p>\n

How does this passage apply to our lives?\u00a0\u00a0Oftentimes we feel called to something that we think we are unworthy of, incapable of, or just not up to the challenge of doing.\u00a0\u00a0Here\u2019s the cool thing: God already has His plans laid out.\u00a0\u00a0He already has the details taken care of.\u00a0\u00a0He has already qualified us for our calling.\u00a0\u00a0All we have to do is step out in faith and face the obstacles, knowing that God has already made a way to defeat them.<\/p>\n

I encourage you to be at peace.
\nKnow that God is with you and is actively guiding you.
\nHe already has your path planned out.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another one of my favorite verses is when God says to the Israelites, \u201cIn your observance of the commandments of the Lord\u2026 you shall not add to what I command you nor subtract from it\u201d (Deut 4:2).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sometimes when we face obstacles, we are tempted to modify God\u2019s will for us.\u00a0\u00a0If He asks us to do something that we are afraid to do, we may try to do it halfway or not at all.\u00a0\u00a0But God said not to add or subtract from His commands.\u00a0\u00a0God gives us orders for our own blessing, not because He wants to control us.\u00a0\u00a0So if God tells you to walk a mile, walk a mile.\u00a0\u00a0No more, and no less.\u00a0\u00a0His plan is already mapped out for you and if you try to change it, things won\u2019t work as well.\u00a0\u00a0We need to look at life through God\u2019s eyes, trusting that He knows better than we do and will work it all out for our good.<\/p>\n

Continue reading at Collaborative Catholic Formation Ministires\u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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-By\u00a0Justin Kroeger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I used to spend too much of my time stressing about my future and what I was supposed to do with it.\u00a0\u00a0What brought me peace in that anxiety was the book of Deuteronomy.\u00a0\u00a0I love that book.\u00a0\u00a0Through it the Holy Spirit revealed so much to me about following God\u2019s will.\u00a0\u00a0A few months after learning from it… [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":193,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[90],"tags":[910,2758,125,842],"class_list":["post-146167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-faith-blog","tag-anxiety","tag-gods-will","tag-life","tag-trust","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t