What Do You Wanna Do Now?

When we first fall in love, we do everything possible to make our beloved happy. We’re committed to finding out how he would like to spend an afternoon or evening. "Would you like to see a movie? Would you rather go out or let me cook for you? What do you wanna do now?"

But how often in the course of a say do we ask the Lord, "What do You wanna do now?"

Sometimes, following Jesus means moving our belongings into a storage unit and joining a missions team in a far-off place. But most of the time it means allowing Him to lead the way through the twists and turns of a typical day. Those who quietly, consistently follow will find it's a simpler way to live than they expected, devoid of the frenzy that constitutes much of what we call Christianity. The simplicity can make us uncomfortable; we feel a nudge to pull ourselves away from The Big Bang Theory or a compelling work project and sit in a favorite chair and just be, but then we mentally flog ourselves for being lazy. We forget that God-time shouldn't be about what we want to do (or feel we need to do), but what He wants to do.

Several years ago, when I was first learning this lesson, I wrote,

"I want to wholly follow His agenda, not that of my own making. Yesterday after church, He and I had a great time doing nothing. I lit some candles and put on a CD and lay on the floor of my office for a couple of hours. I fell asleep a few times, watching the flicker of the candle flame through the red fabric of a blanket. It’s what He wanted to do, and it was perfect."

Perhaps you're willing to follow God to the ends of the earth. This is good. But what if, today, He wants You to simply follow Him to the easy chair in the next room? Will you go?