Ephesians 2:10; “For we are his workmanship, created for good works, that we should walk in them.”

I was raised in a church and a faith that told us we should always be seeking God’s will for our lives. That well-meaning admonishment became a burden I would bear for years to come. My friends would tell me that they felt God calling them to be a pastor or to be a missionary in some third world country. While at the time, neither of those callings interested me, I somehow felt left out because I hadn’t heard from God telling me anything about his will where I was concerned. Had he decided that he had no real plans or purpose for me, or that he had enough workers at the time so that I wasn’t needed?

I would imagine there are others who have shared similar experiences. I do believe that God still calls some into specific roles of leadership, such as pastoring, teaching, ministering abroad, etc.. But as the passage from Ephesians shown above reads, we are all called in Christ to do good works, to walk daily looking for opportunities for those works to be accomplished. The Bible is God’s will laid out for us, with things we should be doing continually:

Micah 6:8; The Lord requires that you do justice, that you love kindness, and that you walk humbly with your God.

1 Timothy 2:1-3; I urge you to pray for all people, kings and rulers, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good and pleasing in God’s sight.

Matthew 22:37; Love the Lord with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself.

1 Corinthians 1:10; I appeal to you in the name of Christ Jesus, that there be no divisions among you and that you be united in mind and judgment.

If you were to google or search your Bible app for God’s will, God’s plan or God’s command for us, you would be overwhelmed at the passages that clearly lay out His will for our lives. We can go stir-crazy waiting around for some sign or revelation from God on what your assignment is, or we can do those things that we read in the Word that are already confirmed as his will for us now. God can’t lead us if we aren’t already moving. I can turn my steering wheel all day long. But unless the car is in Drive and moving forward, I’m not going anywhere. Don’t be idle in the waiting; be active, engaged, serving, loving, helping-in movement. In that, we all share in the same assignment, to love people, to share the good news of hope in Christ, and to walk faithfully before others in our beliefs and our testimonies of God’s grace. That is His will for us. That is our assignment!