http://www.myutmost.org/ (Select Jan. 14) "I heard the voice of the Lord, saying:'Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?' Then I said, 'Here am I! Send me' " (Isaiah 6:8).
Tonight I am beginning a study at Pine Valley Methodist where I worship. Trish Archer will lead it using a book entitled When to Say Yes. The author must have known people like me who do not have good boundaries established and say yes too often. I eagerly look forward to learning how to listen better to God and not just to my own insecurities. Just because something needs to be done for someone I care about doesn't mean that God wants me to do it. Sometimes His plan is for me to pray, not to just pray, but to earnestly and fervently pray with my whole heart. I think I jump into situations to ease my own impatience, not fully trusting God's timing. I know better, both intellectually and spiritually, but with each new beckoning, I experience an unwillingness to just wait for God to move. I friend observed that I (like many others) try to force solutions. I can usually defend my actions at the moment as being proactive, but with hindsight I experience regret. When I hear the voice of God, He is often asking me to wait on Him.
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