When There Is No Burning Bush? (Part 1)

What happens if God does not choose to speak to you through a miraculous method.  What if you do not experience a  dream, vision or miracle?  What if He does not speak to you through an audible voice or through  supernatural gifts of prophecy, tongues, or interpretation?  What if there is no burning bush?

Some people wait all their lives for a supernatural revelation from God.  Multitudes of believers waste their lives, immobile and ineffective, waiting for some unusual or dramatic message from God.

The early church did not do this.  They rejoiced when God chose to lead through miraculous methods, but in the many decisions of everyday life they were not guided by angels, dreams, and visions.  Still they moved ahead as a mighty force for God.

So, what do you do if there is no burning bush?

-PRAY:

Pray for God's direction in your life. Jesus taught His followers that part of the regular pattern of prayer was to be for the will of God to be done:

Matthew 6:10 "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven."

When you pray, express your desire for God to reveal His will to you. Moses did this:

Exodus 33:13 "Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people."  

David did this in Psalms 25:4:

"Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths."

Ask for wisdom to make the right choices:
 James 1:5-7 "If any of you lack wisdom (in determining  the will of God) let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he  shall receive anything of the Lord."

Request the prayers of other believers.  God often reveals His will through spiritual gifts exercised in group prayer meetings.  Paul and Barnabas received confirmation of their calling to missionary service in such a gathering.