“What do you want me to do for you?” — Mark 10:51
The Lord brings me back to this question again and again. Sometimes I’ve been so beat up or so distracted that I can’t remember what I want the Lord to do for me. I can’t bring it into focus.
But the Lord doesn’t let go of the question.
Today my wife sent me to the grocery store. She didn’t say, "Go get some groceries." I asked her to make a list, and I took it with me to the store. While I was there, I saw a few other things I thought she might like and so I got everything on the list, plus a bit more.
I can grocery shop, but the list made the trip successful.
What do you want?
I sense the Lord is asking all of us this question. We give Him our list. Then sometimes He takes us through a time of refining and we realize that we don’t want what we thought we wanted. He enables us to grow, and we start wanting something better, something grander, nobler, more worthy of the God we serve.
The Lord is right here. Think about it and let Him know: What do you want?
Be encouraged!
Dwight
Dwight Clough is the author of four Christian books and is an active member of Lake City Church in Madison. This devotional is also available via email and you may review the archives back to 2002. To contact Dwight or Kim, use their contact form. You may also support their ministry.