Over the past two days I have been addressing the question of how to discern God’s will for your life. I have found that most people seeking God’s will fit into one of two categories. I have dealt with the first category already; those who have absolutely no direction. Today I would like to deal with the second category; those who have a sense of what God has called them to do, but don’t know how to get from where they are now to where they know they are supposed to be.
One young man told me, “I have a desire to start a prayer ministry that will go on 24-hours per day, seven days per week, 365 days per year”. He was full of dreams, but hadn’t the slightest clue how to get there. My advice to him was simple:start with one night per week. If that was too much, do one night per month. The key is to do what you can do…begin to move in the direction of your calling.
Another young man approached me after a service with tears in his eyes. “I am called to be an evangelist like you” he told me. He said, “I am going to preach to multitudes and win millions to Christ”. But he went on to explain that no pastor would invite him to come and preach