Trish and I have some big decisions coming up. Vocation, life direction, God's will, career, medical insurance, church, transformation, and philosophy of life are words on our lips in recent days. I graduate in October which will set in motion a series of events that will force us to make some changes. It's time for us to re-evaluate our philosophy of life; review our past decisions and their consequences; clarify the core values on which we base our decisions. It's a time of awareness, listening, and stillness.

It's interesting to note that the "will of God" in the Bible never talks about our immediate circumstances, but about having our character transformed (many times through suffering). Here are a few recommended steps from pamphlet that Henry Drummond wrote:

1. PRAY
2. THINK
3. TALK TO WISE PEOPLE, but do not regard their decision as final.
4. BE AWARE OF THE BIAS OF YOUR OWN WILL, but do not be too much afraid of it. God never unnecessarily thwarts one's nature and likings, and it is a mistake to think that His will is in the line of the disagreeable.
5. IN THE MEANTIME< DO THE NEXT THING, for doing God's will in small things is preparation for doing it in great things.
6. WHEN DECISION AND ACTION are necessary, GO AHEAD.
7. NEVER RECONSIDER your decision whe it is finally acted upon.
8. You will probably not find out till afterwards, perhaps long afterwards, that you were led at all.

Gotta love #8!