Narrow My Options

I don’t know about you but I struggle with too many options, too many choices, and too many points of view. Lately, I’ve been praying, “Lord, narrow my options.” Don’t get me wrong, I actually really like options. I am the type of person that enjoys having three type of different drinks at one meal- just for the variety.  But, as I am getting a little older… I want to make the most of what I have. I want to expend my energy, my resources, and my time on things that matter.

A little over a year ago, I moved back to Indiana from Seattle, Washington and that was a huge change for me. Now that I’m back here, I have choices of where to invest. For example, I desire to find a church and I could visit a million different churches but I don’t really want to. I want my options narrowed. In addition, I believe I’d like to be married again and I don’t really want to join several dating sites and scroll through hundreds of pictures of guys. I want my options narrowed.

When I was in my twenties, I liked the idea of many different possible vocational pathways. Now, I have a sense of the things that I’ve been trained for and or gifted in and when my options are narrowed, I’m thankful.

I also used to like to imagine living in different states and traveling and now, I feel more like I would be happy choosing a place- even if its imperfect, and investing there. And, again, I would be okay if my options were narrowed.

This desire for narrowing feels different then it did in my twenties and thirties. I feel some urgency to focus in, really get to the bottom of things, and find the best pathway to live. So, I’m going with it. I keep praying that my options would be narrowed and that I would be aligned fully with my purposes.

How about you, can you relate?