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Lara Howard

teaching women to think on true things

September 30, 2011 By Lara

for when we need direction

My feet stop. I don’t know which way to go. I could worry or analyze. I could. I can. I have. But not much changes when I do that. So it seems there’s only one real option. I need to talk to Him.

Him
This God who sees the beginning from the end.
The One orchestrating, sustaining, and loving.
I need Him to guide me.



flickr photo credit: lauren rushing



I tell Him my fears, my desires, my hopes, and my needs. He already knows, but getting them out in the air seems to affect me. As if I can hear Him more clearly after I’ve laid me down.

Then I wait. But it isn’t a passive waiting. It’s active. I wait in belief. I obey the last thing He told me to do while trusting that He will faithfully guide, in His perfect time, just as He has in the past.

I dig into His Word expectantly. Then I ask Him to keep my feet from rushing ahead because I don’t want to manipulate the outcome.

He knows the answer. I’m His daughter. He will guide.


Fill me, Lord…

How has He proven His faithful guiding to you?


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Filed Under: daily filling, his word speaks, prayer that changes things, the thought life

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  1. Heather (@hmacmomma) says

    September 30, 2011 at 7:56 am

    The perfect word for me today. Just “talked to Him” and laid out all my fears, anxieties, hopes,…now I do wait expectantly that He will provide peace & guidance. Thank you for stating exactly what I was feeling this morning.

    • Lara Gibson Williams says

      September 30, 2011 at 12:36 pm

      Praying/believing He will faithfully guide, Heather. 🙂

      • Heather MacFadyen says

        October 2, 2011 at 2:38 pm

        He is soooo faithful! I poured out my heart Friday morning. I spent time in prayer on Saturday morning (during my allotted Sabbath) & He provided. Through the words of a stranger He gave me the encouragement and the peace my soul was longing for. Thank you Lord for being the God who sees…

  2. Far Above Rubies says

    September 30, 2011 at 8:05 am

    Wonderful. He has proven faithful. He is so good. Thank you!

    • Lara Gibson Williams says

      September 30, 2011 at 12:38 pm

      Thank you, Jasmine. Blessings.

  3. Katie Anderson says

    September 30, 2011 at 8:09 am

    Oh how I needed to read this today! Thank you so much!

    • Lara Gibson Williams says

      September 30, 2011 at 12:39 pm

      I needed it too, friend. He is faithful to guide as we seek to honor Him. Believing.

  4. Jolene says

    September 30, 2011 at 2:16 pm

    Thank you Lara. Feeling torn on discerning my burdens from those burdens of Christ. My heartstrings are tugged to feed the hungry…in a big way. Big for my family. Thank you.

  5. Desiray says

    October 1, 2011 at 11:38 pm

    The Lord is the only one who can direct us even when we at times rear off the beaten path He is there to guide us back on that right narrow path..thank GOD

Trackbacks

  1. He answered. | God centered mom says:
    October 3, 2011 at 7:31 am

    […] Friday morning during my time with the Lord, I laid out my concerns. In order  to be still and hear a word from Him, I first expressed what I was feeling & released my anxiety. Then I waited on the Lord. (ironically Lara Williams of “To Overflowing” wrote a post on her blog that same Friday about crying out to the Lord:  ”for when we need direction“.) […]

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