What To Do When You Just Don’t Know What To Do!
By Pastor Kimberly Lemler

So often in life we are faced with situations that seem impossible. We can’t decide what steps to take, or how to go about resolving the issues that are before us.  I have five points I would like to share with you today on how to know “what to do when you just don’t know what to do”. These will help to strengthen you and provide you with Godly wisdom in the situations you are facing.

1.       Fear Not.  The very first emotion that erupts when we face a situation of the unknown is fear.  Sometimes it can be a feeling of panic, or of free falling.  Where there is fear there is confusion.  The Greek word for fear in the New Testament is “deilos” and it means “to dread”; and “being faithless”.

Fear uses torment to affect our minds and bodies, causing mental and physical disease. There are at least forty diseases listed in medical textbooks that result from anxiety and stress.  Our fear gives satan a foothold into our lives.  It tells God that He is powerless and that satan rules. For a believer who faces problems, our relationship with God has given us the ability to successfully deal with fear.  We submit to God, resist the devil, and he, who brings a spirit of fear, will flee.

Don’t allow fear to throw your life into a mess.  Profess your FAITH in God and your trust in His ability to bring you through any situation.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivers him out of them all. – Psalm 34:19

2.        Seek God’s Face. Keep Your Eyes On Him And Not The Circumstances.  When Jesus and His disciples were going to go across the water in a boat, Jesus said, “We are going to the other side.”  Those words alone out of His mouth should have been enough to squelch any fears. But during that boat ride, the wind and the waves were an obstacle and Peter only saw the circumstances. He could not keep his gaze upon the Lord, who was His source of supernatural power.  Circumstances or the conditions are always screaming at us in the natural and it’s so easy to only look at these, but if we can look past them and set our focus on the Lord, then we will make it to the other side.

Hebrews 12 says, “Looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith” and in Matthew 6:33 it says, “But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

3.       Ask Him For Wisdom. Our own wisdom during times of crises just isn’t going to cut it. Only God sees the end from the beginning. Only He knows the road that lies ahead and what’s around every turn. Therefore we must rely on His power and ability to guide us through the maze of difficulties that arise when we are faced with challenging situations.

“Wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.” - Proverbs 24:14

4.        Confess the Word and Hold Fast.   I teach all the time about the importance of speaking God’s Word. His Word is powerful when we are in agreement with Him and we put His Word on our lips.  No matter what our situation we must speak God’s Word about it. If you are facing sickness, find all of the healing scriptures and pray them back to God. If you are facing financial problems, find all the scriptures pertaining to money and prosperity and start confessing so that He can see your faith.   Whatever you are dealing with, God has an answer and He wants you to agree with Him so that He can bring it to pass in your life.

“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised ;).”-Hebrews 10:23

5.        Rejoice and Thank God!   When Paul and Silas were thrown into prison and facing a terrible situation, they began to sing praises to God and the rest of the prisoners heard them. In Acts 16 it says, “Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed”.   What caused the chains to fall off? Praising the Lord despite the circumstances! What will cause your spiritual chains of bondage to fall off in your situation? Praising the Lord and giving Him thanks! Thank Him for who He is and what He has already done for you on the cross. Thank Him for His promises. Thank Him that your name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. Thank Him for the answer that is already on its way to you, even though you have not yet seen it.

No matter what mountain you are facing, the Bible says that we can speak to these mountains and they will be removed. You will overcome. You will see victory if you: Fear Not; Seek His Face; Ask For Wisdom; Confess His Word; and Rejoice!!!

©Words To Heart Ministries, Inc.  Pastor Kimberly Lemler. 2009.