not everything needs a sign

Jill sent me an email about making Godly decisions. We have even been talking about making decisions in the bible study I attend. Jill heard a sermon and it stuck with me and the discussion we had at our bible study made me feel like I have a little different view on things than some. I may be wrong, and you can tell me that, but I don't think there is a right answer for everything. I believe that God will bless you in your decisions, provided you are living for Him.

Jill told me her pastor said we will not always get signs. God is not always obvious, and sometimes we need to ignore the signs and just take acion and have faith. The early church had sign after sign to quit. Job lived a pitiful life and all signs pointed to his faith being unreal. It sucks not knowing what will happen and it's hard when you aren't getting the confirmation you want so badly. Life is hard, it's supposed to be. I think sometimes God just wants us to jump in the mud and wade through it. And I don't think signs are required for decisions. I'm currently in action just trusting God will provide energy, hope, and resources I need.



He also calls us to be thankful for everything, even the hard stuff. If you've ever read Corrie Ten Boom's The Hiding Place, they gave thanks for the fleas that infested their beds and bit them all night.

It is a conscious effort for me to motivate myself everyday and to remain positive with the decisions I've made. That is why this is in my head. Every day my deployment seems it may fall through, I have nothing solid right now. To be honest, it is hard for me to be positive but I am. It'd be nice to have a "sign" but I think I've decided I'm okay walking through the mud right now.