Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of God {Col. 4:12}.
Many Christians find it difficult to know God’s will for them. Young Christians experience this problem as having to determine what career choice would be best for them, or the choice of a marriage partner. Older believers battle to know God’s will for their lives and the demands of serving Him. The difficult part is guarding against confusion.
Paul told the believers in Colosse that their friend and leader, Epaphras, was praying in earnest that God would help them realize His will for their lives. All his prayers were focused on building their spiritual well-being. Not one prayer was for healing or money, and neither for a kind of “God-please-help-me” request. Epaphras knew how difficult it was to know God’s will and he pleaded with God to help them through this.
It would be a good idea for us to do the same. The more confused we become about God’s will for our lives, the more we need His guidance to find it. Ask Him to reveal it to you.
Often you will find the more difficult the choice is, the more likely it is that this is God’s will for you. He seldom calls you to walk a path of moonlight and roses. Ask other, wiser Christians to work through the confusion with you. Test the different options and see if you are comfortable with the thought that God is really leading you in a specific direction. Pray, and pray in earnest, that God will reveal His will to you clearly.
Lord, my God, today I pray for all who seek Your will for their lives. Amen.
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