What do you do when you don't know what to do?

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What do you do when you don't know what to do? Here's the situation. 10 years ago, my wife and I were newly married, living in Pennsylvania, next to our family, pregnant with our first baby together, but we both felt like God was calling us to move 9 hours away to be part of a church we recently visited. The thing is, we had already been trying to move there for months, but now that we were pregnant, it changed things. You know when you think you hear from God, but you're not really sure? Well, then it got even more confusing because my job offered me a promotion that if I took it, it would require me to stay in that role in Pennsylvania for at least a year. So, what do I do? Move 9 hours away to a place I don't know with my pregnant wife with no promise of financial stability because we think God told us to do it, or do I take the promotion and provide for my family and our baby to be? I thought maybe I heard God wrong since it wasn't going easily. So, I took the promotion. The next week we had a miscarriage and lost the baby. It was really hard. In that broken state, I tied it to my decision to take the promotion thinking that's why it happened. But that weekend the pastor preached how to deal with disappointment. And in it, he read the scripture, "A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. So, he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, 'For 3 years now, I've been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. Cut it down. Why should it use up the soil?' 'Sir,' the man replied, 'leave it alone for 1 more year.'" Remember how they asked me to stay at the job for at least 1 year? "And I'll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine. If not, then cut it down." The message goes on to say, "Stop blaming people. Stop blaming your situation. Stop blaming yourself. Dig down to the root of it and figure it out." Now, I didn't blame God. I know the devil is very real and Bible says that what the enemy meant for evil, God can use for good. God was using the messages from that church online to give us hope and healing in such a hurting season. So, we decided to drive down 9 hours and volunteer at that church. Loved it so much. Felt so fulfilled, like it was the right thing to do. We drove down on the weekends, 9 hours for 8 months, still keeping the commitment to work at the job for at least 1 year. But since we didn't know what to do, we decided to do everything we could to listen to the last thing that we thought God was telling us to do. So, what do you do when you don't know what to do? That same pastor preached from the scripture, and whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. So, even though we didn't know what to do, we said we're going to chase after what we feel like God is telling us to do in the name of Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father. And you know what happened? Tired, bank account draining, but God provided every step of the way. And after 8 months, my wife got a job in Charlotte. My job let me work remotely. And June 30th, 2016, we moved into our home, the place that God called us to be. And today, we have a beautiful 5-year-old girl who absolutely loves this church, loves God, loves people. God restored everything we lost. So, what do you do when you don't know what to do? Do not turn away from God. Chase after the last thing he told you to do. And even if you don't know if it's right, yes, see if it aligns with scripture. Yes, consult the Christians that God has surrounded you with. Consult the Holy Spirit. Consult if it's even an option on the table. But no matter what you do, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. God does not waste faith. He's with you then when you suffered loss, and he's with you today. Praying for you today, friends. God bless.