This is so simple and not. We are here as fellow believers to encourage you in your challenge. YeHoVaH does have you and us in his hands; it is His plan. Paul had this covered in his letter to the believers in Philippi:
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Praying is listening to YeHoVaH. Sharing your questions. Waiting, trusting YeHoVaH in His plan. Paul goes on with some tools for us.
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Yes, challenges are still in front of you. YeHoVaH’s ways are not just giggles and comfy feelings. He loves us and wants us to grow and learn. Growing and learning can hurt. The hurt is not fun, the understanding and change is worth it. These tools from Paul give us focus on the tools to our challenges.
By day YeHoVaH directs His love, at night his song is with me—a prayer to the God of my life.
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Please keep me in prayer about some big decisions and struggles I'm dealing with. I have a ministry since around 2005, & every time it starts to pick up or grow, something happens that makes me have to step back: jobs, promotions, health issues. Right now I’m having to back off more than I want to because of my health. I can see that in the past I haven’t always slowed down to really seek God before making big moves, & I don’t want to repeat that this time. I just want to make the right decisions.
Please pray that He gives me clear direction on what obedience looks like right now: how much to back off or lean into the ministry, how my chronic illness fits into all this, & whether I should be looking to return to a 9 to 5 down the road or lean more heavily on ministry.
Also, I’ve been wanting to get some volunteers to help with the ministry. Even more so since I'm always unwell now. I’ve had people help in the past, but I really need wisdom on how to go about it this time. Please pray that if this is what He wants, He will send the right people, give me discernment about who should be involved, & show me how to organize it so it actually helps lighten the load instead of creating more stress and effort when I'm not able to give it. Pray that He shuts the wrong doors, confirms the right ones, protects me from the enemy’s discouragement, & gives me courage to follow whatever He shows me, even if it’s uncomfortable.