Lord, What are You Going to Do?

Years ago, I heard a godly man say that when we are facing adversity, or we have a need, instead of wringing our hands and saying, “What am I going to do?” we should turn to God and say, “Lord, what are YOU going to do?” By doing this, we are taking our focus off of ourselves, and planting it firmly on God, where it belongs. The beauty of doing this is that it enables us to tap into the Lord’s limitless resources, instead of making us dependent on our own feeble resources.

The apostle Paul knew the value of living his life in complete dependence upon the Lord. When he was in a tight spot, he never hesitated to turn to God for help. In Second Corinthians 1:9 (AMP), he wrote: “Indeed, we felt within ourselves that we had received the [very] sentence of death, but that was to keep us from trusting in and depending on ourselves instead of on God Who raises the dead.” Scripture reveals that Paul was rescued from seemingly impossible circumstances again and again, because his reliance was always on his God. Contrary to the world’s view, this attitude made him remarkably able and strong, rather than weak and helpless.

You may be facing some daunting circumstances of your own today that have you worried and fearful. I encourage you to begin seeking the Lord with an attitude of humble and hopeful anticipation, and ask Him, “Lord, what are YOU going to do?”

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