Hearing from God Each Morning (June 10)

The following is about the devotional, Hearing from God Each Morning, by Joyce Meyer.

In today's devotion, Joyce writes that we need to make sure that our good ideas are sent from God, and not just what we think is what we should be doing. Sometimes our good ideas are our worst enemies, because they distract from God's best ideas and His will for our lives.

I know that for a while in my life, I thought that by being a pastor I was doing something good and that God would be happy about what I was doing. The problem is, He has been calling me to missions for eleven years, and by saying I would be a pastor instead, I was actually going against what I know to be His will for my life! Although being a pastor would be a good thing, it was the wrong thing for me, since God has been leading my life to go in a different direction.

I need to remember to keep my focus on Him throughout college. Just because something is good or okay doesn't mean that it is what God wants. It's something I really struggle with, and will need to pray about often.