Proverbs 20:24
Recently, a friend of mine related a conversation she shared with a co-worker about those times in our lives as a Christian that she calls the period of “not knowing.” It’s that moment or long pause or seeming eternity when we take a step of obedience to God but do not know where to go from there nor where it will ultimately lead.
The
story I’m about to relate to you is not a biblical one, nor necessarily
biblically sound, but it made me realize how we can’t always anticipate the
impact of our choices to obey God.
You may or may not
remember Joan of Arcadia, a television series that aired from 2003 to 2005. Joan
was a modern day teenager who could hear God speak through various people that
wandered in and out of her life. God would give her assignments that seemed to
her offbeat or sometimes downright ridiculous. She struggled to understand what
her part played in the task. She would ask God if she really had a choice
whether or not to do what He asked. He always confirmed her freewill.
In Episode 4 of
Season 1, God asked Joan to build a boat. Her response was, “I don’t know how
to build a boat.”
“You’ll figure it
out,” He told her.
