In one of my more embarrassing moments at LifeChurch.tv I was asked to play the part of a game show host for a message series about the will of God.  It’s interesting that I was chosen for the part, because I always believed with absolute certainty that my being a LifeChurch.tv was God’s will.  There was no other way to explain the fact that I was on the staff of such an amazing church.  My resume couldn’t explain why I was a pastor there.  My life’s trajectory couldn’t explain it.  My life-long denominational connections couldn’t explain it (it was my first time to work outside the Southern Baptist Convention).  There was just no explaining my presence at LifeChurch.tv apart from believing that God’s sovereignty placed me there.

5 years later I’m seeking to become a lead/senior pastor and I’m in a similar place.  There’s no explaining the course I’ve taken to get to this point, except that God has supernaturally directed events to lead me here.  That truth is very reassuring to me, because there’s no better place for me to be than right where God wants me.

As you seek God’s plan for your own life, remember the words of Paul from Philippians 4:6-7

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.                     ~Phil 4:6-7 (NIV)

Try not to stress out or panic.  God knows what He’s doing.  It may not feel like it, but He is working behind the scenes.  Take comfort in the fact that you desire to know God’s will at all.  Desiring to know God’s will is proof that He’s already at work in your heart!

I wish I could write some simple formula for understanding God’s plan, but I can’t.  The truth is, we all just have to wait for His plan to unfold.  So while you’re waiting you might as well laugh.  Go ahead and laugh at my expense by watching the video* below.

*You may download this video to use for free in your church here (must first create an account).