Don't seek God's will to do good
Too many wait to do great things, even difficult things. They wait for permission, they wait for a calling. Don’t wait, just go.
“Don’t preach the truth of God’s word unless God tells you when and where to do it.” says John Avery Whitaker on the Adventures in Odyssey audio series. We were all in the car driving somewhere and I stopped the program to address this breach in theology and good sense.
OK, let me backup a little. That isn’t exactly how Mr. Whitaker said it. As it happened, another character in the series was trying to determine whether they should go to Africa as missionaries or not. He then advised him that he should only do so with a clear calling and directive from God.
I say Hogwash!, Poppycock! You don’t need God’s permission to do good. God is longing for His people to do great and hard things. He may call some in a specific way and He may even call people back from good intended plans. But that is not the norm, and we should not wait on God to do what we know is good and right.
Too many wait to do great things, even difficult things. They wait for permission, they wait for a calling. Don’t wait, just go. Promote truth, fight for justice, protect the weak, preach, teach, evangelize.
There is great need. The need is the call. Go.