God can work with anything we have to offer if our direction is right

​"I'm waiting on God to reveal my calling."

I can't tell you how many years I used those words as an excuse to not pursue God. Because the truth is, all the while I was "waiting" on God to show up with His grand plan, I was able to kick back and keep living life according to Keith's grand plan. And I assure you, my plan for life is always more comfortable than God's plan.

What we are often saying when we say we are waiting on God is we're looking for some sign or some unmistakable direction that assures us this next step is the right one, or that this plan we have is going to work. We are looking to hear God scream, yes, go for it. That's the exact right move!

Well, I've discovered in my life that God is ALWAYS screaming yes, go for it. It's just some days we have hearing problems.

Or faith problems.

We often forget that about God. He's such a fan of our faith. The way I jump around the living room screaming about a Notre Dame touchdown, God jumps around his heavenly living room screaming when we take a step in His direction without complete assurance it's the right step.

There is actually little that makes our giant God smaller than our belief that we can even take a wrong step. In Romans 8:28 we read that "we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

I've come to discover that God can work with anything we have to offer if our direction is right. If our hearts are pointed to Him, he can work miracles with every choice of our heart.

So often we sit around waiting for God's answers when he's already given them to us. Before Jesus left, he was pressed to answer a question about how to live our lives. He was asked what are the most important rules. Jesus said there are two - just follow these two, he said:

Love God.Love your neighbor.

So while we're waiting on God to show up and assure us this next step is the right one, kill some time by asking yourself this question: "is this next choice motivated by my desire to love God and love the people around me more?"

When we're waiting for God to show us some sign this is the right job move, ask yourself, do I want this job because it's going to put me in a position to love God and people more, or because it will make my life easier and more comfortable.

When we're asking God about a relationship, do I want this relationship because it's going to put me in a position to love God and people more, or because it makes life better for me.

When we're waiting for God to show us some sign this is the right project to take on, ask yourself, do I want to take this project on to make God famous or to put me on center stage?

If you're like me, and you ask those questions of yourself while you're waiting on God to answer the ones you've asked of him, you'll probably start to hear God say, I've answered that question already - quit wasting my time and yours. (Yes, God has the capacity to be blunt sometimes).

These days, my prayers rarely include "God show me the way." More often than not, my prayers ask God to go before me on this path I choose today. My prayers acknowledge that if my heart is pointed toward loving God and loving other people today, he's already promised he'll be waiting on me when I get to where my heart leads me.

Every day we have a chance to make God jump around in excitement in his heavenly living room. All we have to do is toss aside our need for assurances and take a leap of faith.