PathFinder Ministries

Look Outward

A - "If you begin to live life looking for the God that is all around you, every moment becomes a prayer." ~ Frank Bianco

S - "...Jesus replied, My Father is always working and so am I." ~ John 5:17

A - How aware are you of what God is doing around you? Can you see His hand at work in your life and the lives of others you know? Do you consider many things mere coincidences or do you acknowledge them as from God?

Right now God is working all around you and in your life. One of the greatest tragedies among God's people is that while they have a deep longing to experience Him, they are experiencing God day after day but do not know how to recognize Him. ~Henry Blackaby, Experiencing God

God wants to involve you in His work. He wants to be able to use you for His purposes here on earth. But without an intimate relationship with Him, you may not be aware of or even ready to accept the assignment.

In today's scripture, Jesus is reminding the Jewish leaders that He and His father are always at work and in verse 19, Jesus explains that He (Jesus) can do nothing by himself, but He only does what He sees the Father doing. It was from the intimate relationship Jesus had with His Father that allowed Him to know what God wanted Him to do. He acknowledged He couldn't do anything on His own; they were God's plans and He must always be looking to see where God wanted Him to be involved.

P - How about you? Are you living with blinders on - not aware of what God is wanting you to do because you can't see where He's at work? I hope your prayer today would be one asking God to open the eyes of your heart, soul and mind. That He would make His working around you evident and that you would be willing to join Him where He is.

Don't miss out on God by dismissing everything as a coincidence ~ Pay special attention to the people and situations that cross your path today. I'd love to hear back from you as you continue to prepare for your purpose by looking outward.

Next Time....Look Inward