Has God told you to do something, but then YOU think better of it? I have seen people so believing that God has spoken to them, told them to do this, support this person, do things this particular way, don’t do that. They get excited, make promises, invest energy into something, and then... They decide that they know better than God. Sometimes we meet someone and God tells us right away to do something for that person or to invite them over and befriend them. Then, we learn more about them, and we back off, because, well, God must not have known about this person before asking me to do XYZ.

When God tells us something, and let’s be honest, we have no doubt it was God, we need to be obedient to Him no matter what. Even when all the world says that we made a mistake, God hasn’t. The Scriptures have something to say about this when they say, “let God be true, but every man a liar.” There’s times when we realize it was just our own passions that lead us to make a decision, and then there’s times where God so revealed His hand in your decision, that you know you’re simply being disobedient of direct direction from God if you change your mind.

If you’re in this position, where you’re wavering in your commitment, or you’re just flat out walking contrary to God’s direction, take a few moments to still your heart, connect with God, and reestablish that beautiful trust relationship with Him again, make amends if need be, and continue to walk out the journey that he has set before you, no matter what you think of the situation. Then, and only then, can God reveal the bigger plan and picture. And think of this... if someone is not taking advantage of you, perhaps you’re not being enough like Christ!