What is God trying to tell me?

[fieldmouse3]

OKay, here's my dilemma....I can't give a whole lot of details, but you'll get the idea.
There a certain something I've been wanting to happen in my life for a long time...or maybe it would be better to say there's something I've wanted. For a long time, I was totally sure it was God's will that it happen. Then, things took some unexpected twists and turns and this "thing" became much more unlikely. The trouble? Lately, I've been even more sure that it's God's will for me to have/do/be/experience this. I know God can overcome ANY worldly circumstances, but this is more complicated. Some stuff would have to happen that God probably wouldn't cause to happen. I know He might allow it to happen and then use it to bring things about, but I don't know....I can't ignore the fact that I'm SO SURE about this. It doesn't make sense; I don't even know if it's God telling me I'm right, or me thinking wishfully. Usually, it's the second one, but this case is different. When I'm not making as much time for God, I don't believe it'll happen. When I AM making enough time for God and REALLY talking to Him, I'm totally sure. The only thing that makes me hesitate is the fact that I AM sure, and it's so unlikely. I don't want to get hurt. Maybe talking to God just makes me feel more positive overall, and that's why I feel more positive about this situaiton.
So...what does everyone think? Could I be right? Could God really be telling me that I'll get what I want? How can I know for sure? I don't want to hope for something that isn't going to come about, because then I could be ignoring other things that God wants me to focus on (other than Him, of course). Sorry be so ambiguous, but I've never told ANYBODY about this, and I want the details to stay between me and God. Prayers for guidance and for this to happen soon would be much appreciated as well!

 

[Lilly of the Valley]

Stay tight with God. Also, try to keep your focus on God. If you stay right with the Lord, know His words and stay focused on God, then God will work it out.

 

[truthquest]

One thing that might help is to take a close and honest look inside yourself and try to determine if it is your ego that has this desire or God. What I mean by ego is are you trying to glorify yourself in some way? Please don't take that wrong because we all battle our egos on a daily basis. One point in time I wanted to be a famous musician because music was the only thing I was really good at. I wanted it in the worst kind of way. I felt invisible growing up and got very little recognition for anything. So I committed myself to music so that I would make sure I could do something that would get some attention and raise some eyebrows. Looking back I realize that it was my ego that wanted to be glorified and it was not a mission for God. I'm not hear to gain attention from the masses. God decided to give me a wife and two children instead of a life on the road performing. I never planned on having a family it just worked out that way. And I wouldn't trade my family for all the fame and money in the world. Sometimes the right thing just happens if you let it and don't try to fight it. If it's something God wants you to do then most likely it is something that involves others and not yourself. I've had to make a couple of career and drastic geographical moves over the past few years. When I evaluate the situation I choose what's best for my family and put me last. When you look at this thing God might be telling you, ask yourself if it will be good for the people around you. If so then it is probably from God. If it is self gratification then it is from the ego. Try to take yourself out of the equation, don't try to force anything and stay close to God. That will open the door for him to work through you. What he does with you may not be what you initially wanted for yourself. But the end result will always be better.

Brian

 

[thereselittleflower]

Are you willing to give it up totally?

Peace in Him!

 

[fieldmouse3]

Yes, definitely willing to give it up if necessary, and I didn't take the comments about being sure it's not ego talking. I've thought about that in the past, but I think I'll return to the subject and see what I get from it.

 

[Silent Enigma]

Well fieldmouse, your post didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. It almost sounds like you're trying to talk yourself into something??

Study the bible to know God's will and see if what you want jives with that.

That's all.

 

[Worddancer]

fieldmouse3, for some reason I'm just a bit worried about this . . I would advise that you rest in God with this. If He truly wishes for you to have this, it will come in His time, His way. Of COURSE He can make the impossible happen, He does that all the time. But as I've found through experience, the enemy can far too often fool us with a strong tempting to believe there is something we should have, that God should give us, and a sense of anxiety and impatience about it often is a signal that it's not truly His will . . Unfortunately, sometimes we simply cannot be sure what His will is for us, or what His plans are. I sincerely doubt he would torment you with a highly tantalizing opportunity or dangle a "carrot" before you, keeping it out of your reach for a long time. I think, and this is only my opinion based on experience, He more often surprises us with what He wishes for us. If we walk in what we absolutely KNOW to be His will for us, He will bless us in due time. Rest in that . . if it's to be, it shall come to pass . . it not, He will have something even better for you! Trust Him in this, and in all things!

 

[Daily Miracle]

My heart has strong feelings for something too. I am focused on it in my prayers, faithful that God will help it happen, and mentally prepared to wait as long as God needs me to wait. In the meantime, God is helping me be a better person, more spiritually sound, more prepared.

There are reasons why things don't happen the way we want them to, but we never know these things until we can look back in hindsight.

God may know the timing is wrong for you. He may know there's a BETTER thing in store for you that will give you MORE joy. Then again, I think God has a sense of humor and He may be taking great pleasure in seeing one of His children so giddy over something.

Think outside the box, because while you are waiting for the thing you want, God may be putting something else in front of you that you are blind to.

There's a joke that was cirrculating that always makes me think twice now. It goes something like this:

There's an old man, and in the midst of a strong hurricane, his neighbors were evacuating and asked if the old man would go with them. The old man said, "No, God will take care of me."

As the waters rose, some men in a boat rowed in front of the old man's house and asked if he would get in their boat. The old man said, "No, God will take care of me."

The old man climbed to the top of his roof, and a helicopter flew over. Someone threw down a ladder-rope and asked the old man to climb into the helicopter. The old man said, "No, God will take care of me."

In Heaven, the old man questioned God. "God, I put all my faith in you, and I knew you would save me...why didn't you?" God replied to the old man, "What are you talking about? I sent you neighbors, a boat, and a helicopter!"

Do you know how many times this joke pops into my head? "What if" I miss something God put in my path? "What if" the woman I passed with the flat tire actually had a connection that could help me get the thing I want so bad in my life?

Never lose faith and always be open to the way God might present you with the things you desire.

 

[JesusInMyHeart]

Go in prayer...

I would ask God to guide you for the answers in the Bible...He will guide you to the truth