Not a Blind Leap

They carry out a plan, but not Mine, they make an alliance, but against My will, piling sin on top of sin. - Isaiah 30:1

Why does it seem so difficult to seek God's will before our own? Why do we act as if we have no idea of God's purposes and design when His Word is (for most of us) at our fingertips?

I am not aware of your personal circumstances, but I can speak from my own experience. If I have ignored God's plan and desire, it is usually for one of two reasons (ruling out wilful rebellion). Either I acted hastily, because I believed that the situation required it or I did not perceive that God's truth applied to the situation at hand, because I was not as familiar with His Word as I needed to be.

From these persistent failures, two corrective practices/disciplines have emerged. First, I procrastinate (when possible) to allow time for God to speak to my heart (and others) in order that His solution might become clearer. Second, I work to become more familiar with His Word so that I might learn His direction for a situation before it ever arises.

Faith for the Christian is not a blind leap, but rather a considered direction grounded in the love of an infallible Sovereign.

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. - Augustine