I've been trying real hard lately to make sure that I'm praying throughout the day and including God in all my decisions. A lot of times that leads to questions of authenticity. I may feel God leading me one direction, or think that something I saw recently was a sign from the Lord to lead me toward some sort of action in my life. Sometimes I'll sit around and think about it for a while, trying to solve it on my own, when I'm not the one who has the answers.
In Judges 13, the mother of Solomon is approached by the Spirit of God to be told that she would be having a son and instructions on how to raise him as a Nazirite. When she tells her husband, Manoah, he has questions that she can't answer. (Similar to how I feel when God tells me to do something). Instead of just winging it as I try most of the time, Manoah prays and asks God to give him some clarity. Verse 9 says "God heard Manoah..."
God isn't a father of confusion. He's a father that loves and cares. When He gives us direction and instruction, He wants us to have a full understanding of His desires and expectations. When He hears that Manoah needs a little more information, He returns to him and his wife to make sure they understand His requests.
Let's make sure we're not walking forward with questions about what God is calling is toward and if we're in His will or not. If we're not sure, let's ask. He's omnipresent, so we know He's listening. He loves us with agape love, so we know that His love never fails. He exists outside of time, so He knows where we've been and He knows what's in our future and how to get us there. He has the answers when we don't. He makes a way through the wilderness, and He can help us avoid every stone, every root and every rough place.
On a dangerous hike, why risk doing it alone when there's a guide available who has never lost?
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