5 Sure Things You Can Do When You Don’t Know What To Do

"If the foundation be destroyed what would the righteous do?" (Psalms 11:3) remains an unanswered question as long as we remain where we are, not finding answer to it.
 

Christianity does not separate any one from challenges. In fact it is the beginning of greater challenges (John 15:19). Challenges that most of the time keeps us thinking and yearning for solution for quite a very long time because “Man born of a woman is of few days and filled with troubles.” (Job 14:1).

To become stuck in life and not knowing what to do is not restricted to one person, neither is it to only a particular problem but to all and at different times. I often experienced the problem of getting stuck and not knowing what to do after I have achieved a goal. The result of this is, frustration and depression will locate me later on, because I have been in a place for too long when other things which were supposed to be achieved are neglected.

Other things may also be the reason why you are blank, not knowing what to do but be sure there is something to do whenever there is nothing to do in every situation. It’s just about finding and applying it.

Today I love to share with you the solutions I discovered when there was no solution at sight. They are sure to help you get out that mess keep going no matter what the trouble is. The following are some of the things I do whenever I don’t know to do it has help me it can as well be of help to you.

1.     Seek God’s Face

It happened after this that David inquired of the Lord, saying shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah and the lord said to him go up David said where shall I go up? And he said to Hebron. (2 Sam 2:1-2)

Man is limited to only what his eyes can see but God sees beyond the mountains and walls. Striving to fix the problem all by yourself may only result to lots of failed attempt, frustrations and depression. Consulting God can help you fix it with stress as the scripture attest; “A mains heart plans his way, but the lord directs his step. (Prov. 16:9)

David was a man that was also and always confronted with similar dilemma, confused and almost defeated but can never be defeated. Why? He has never taking a step without seeking Gods face. Search the scripture to confirm it. Thus he said; “I will lift up my eyes to the hill, from whence cometh my help? My help comes from the Lord” (Ps. 121:1-2). He said this because of his many successes after consulting God. The lord is ever gracious to give to us clear and definite answer whenever we seek his face. Here are some of the scriptures of David inquiry of the Lord and their results (1 Sam. 23:1-13; 30:8-9, 2 Sam. 5:17-21).

2.     Wait for God's Reply

We most of the time because of impatient do things that are rash because God delay to reply us. I know the world today have ran out of patient and need all things right now or never, but have you for once consider that, this is one of the reasons we run into problem? There is one gift of the Holy Spirit given to all that are in Christ _peace. The problem is that we often sell it for our needs. We can harness it again from its root firm for the time until there is a light from God to lead the way.

King Saul’s brutal death came as a result of impatient (1 Sam. 13:8-14, 28:6-20). It is painful how the Lord’s anointed has fallen.  God’s answer may delay but when it comes, results are always awesome. The saying nice guys finish last is gradually overtaking the universe so nobody wants to finish last but only do we forget that they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. Isa. 40:31.

When you don’t know what to do, wait and believe God is coming with solution to tell you what to do, just don’t panic even if things get out hand before he arrives he will repair the damage and give to you your expected end (Eze. 34:13, Jer. 23:3, 29:11). “Our God is coming, he will not be silent.” cried David. (Psa. 50:3)

3.     Faithfully Follow God's Direction

It was quite absurd for Gideon whose land was besieged by the enemies’ Midianites (thousands in number) to be instructed to select only 300 men out of 32 thousand men for a battle he wasn’t sure even 32 thousand men could overcome (Judges 7 see verses 10-15).

God’s direction may look feeble, unfashionable and outdated. But that is God’s direction, miss it and you have missed your destiny; “When the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys, but if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey till the day that it was taken up” (Exo. 40:36-37).

No one can follow God and do exploit expect they trust His personality and obey His every word. When we meet a junction in life, it is best to stop and listen to the faint voice, it may look or sound very weak but it powers are unimaginable. “Consider your calling: but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty: and the base things of the things of the world and things which are despised, God has chosen the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things are that no flesh should boast in His presence.” (1 Cor. 1:27-29).

You don’t lose anything by following Gods word, but you lose many things keeping yourself back.

4.     Search to Know how Others Overcame.

The bible is filled with characters that where one time or the other stuck just like you. What were the foolish things they did and their results and what where the wise things they did and their results.

The bible may be just a small book but there is nothing on earth that anyone can face that is not written of in it. Save yourself the pain of doing it alone and read about other people’s story. What they did when they didn’t know what to do and what their result was.

For some of them their solution was to wait on the Lord. For some, it was to repent and amend their ways. For some, it was courage they needed. For some it was prayer they needed and on and so forth. In every case their solutions differ because their problems differs. If you read just about how the world’s celebrities overcame, the common means they will all refer you to is: determination, persistence, SMART goal etc. these are good and powerful tools, but they are for people that are fighting their own battles. God’s people have God fighting for them so most of the time, it is God that direct not us. So, we look for how righteous people overcame their difficult times righteously because we are on the same righteous path.

In the scripture there so many victors of your problem, cheering you to victory. Seek to know what you will do: “Therefore, we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of weaknesses, let us lay aside every weight, and sin which easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the another and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God (Heb. 12:1-2). Search the scripture you will surely find your character there that enable you know what to do.

5. Courageously follow their footprint.

 “For whatever things were written before were written for own learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.” (Rom. 15:4).  So that you too can know what to do when you don’t know what to do, that is the purpose of the scripture and not about only reading bible stories. In other words it is not enough knowing what they did but also applying them to your life because learning is never complete if it is not practiced. “But be doers of the word and not hearers only deceiving yourselves…” (James. 1:22-25).

If you only read about what they did and not do the same, their results will not be your result. Most of them went through pains, took painful actions and were happy at the end so you talk about them today as heroes. Their exploits and successes remain theirs until you do what they did. They are our pace setters, foundation layers and trail blazers, all you need do is follow the same way they followed, do the same thing they did and their success will be your success.

For those that did not handle their problems rightly, you can learn from their mistakes and do the opposite of their actions and be blessed by the Lord. Here is a strong warming against choosing the wrong route: “Lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birth right. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit his blessing, he was rejected. For he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.” (Heb. 12:16-17).

These have been what I normally do when I don’t know what to do. They have helped me severally and I recommend you try them, you may tell good stories at the end. Believe it or not there is always something to do when you don’t know what to do, it’s all about you knowing them. Because Abraham did not see the greener pasture earlier did not mean there was no greener pasture. It’s only that he was unable to see it (Gen. 13:14). These few things I do when I don’t know what to do, try them. They are sure to give you good results. I pray the good Lord see you through.