Trust in God's Promise
God's not going to give you the entire plan at once.
After all, you might get scared if you discovered God wanted you to begin a world-wide coaching business that would require writing three books a year for the next 10 years, managing a staff of 100 people, and others being jealous of you or speaking untruths about you.
God doesn't seem to write with straight lines. The path may meander about, especially when you interject your own will. God then re-writes the path and you're set again.
The key is trusting that God has everything in hand, even when you can't see more than 10 feet in front of you.
The Prayer of Jabez
Once you know the direction you're going, even if you only know the first step or two, let God know you're ready.
Consider these ideas found in the story of Jabez:
- Jabez asked God to “bless me and enlarge my territory.” You can ask God to:
◦ Bless you with the wisdom, knowledge, and resources needed to accomplish His plan for you. ◦ Bless your business, so it expands in every way according to God's will for you. - Then Jabez requested, “Let your hand be with me…” ◦ Ask God to guide and direct you, to inspire you, and let you know each succeeding step. ◦ Tell God that you'll listen to His messages to you. Stay in communication with God through prayer.
- Lastly, Jabez asked, “… keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” ◦ Ask for God's protection in every area of your life – for you, your family, and your business. ◦ Implied in your request is that your actions will be according to God's word.
- Then, you're told that God granted his request. ◦ God promised through Jeremiah that He has plans for you: “… plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
