“I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ And the Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told everything you are to do.’” Acts 22:10

What Should I Do?

A situation appears to be coming up with my husband that first came up several years ago. Back then, when he asked me this question, I knew exactly what I thought he should do…and was a bit disappointed when things didn’t happen that way. Looking back, thank heavens they didn’t!

This time, when he asked me, I think he expected the same response, or at least a solid, confident answer in what I thought he should do. However, things have changed, both in my perspective of the situation and in life in general. I took a breath, and answered, “I honestly have no idea what you should do.” Then, as I pondered the question more, “I just want whatever the Lord wants.” He responded, “I know, that’s what I want, too.”

As we begin to pray about this, separately and together, I hope the Lord either throws the door wide open or slams it shut. I pray He individually gives us the same direction or confirmation. There’s so much else that has tried to come between us during the intervals of this question, we don’t want one more thing.

The question came up out of the blue and he’s reeling a bit. The timing is odd, as there is so much going on in so many different areas. We’re kind of floundering…maybe that’s exactly where we’re supposed to be. Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water in the midst of a crazy storm. He started to sink because he took his eyes off Jesus, but when he cried out for help, the Lord was instantly there to save him. And when they got back in the boat, Jesus calmed the storm, affecting all His disciples, not just the one who had enough faith to get out of the boat (Matthew 14:24-32).

This situation is way out of my husband’s comfort zone, but not out of his ability. God can, and will, grow him to fit it, if it’s meant to be. In Acts 22:10, Saul asks what he should do. He was on the way to Damascus to persecute Christians, and instead Christ met and saved him. How interesting that he would be given spiritual light, but physical blindness. Was it to teach him which was more important? Was it to give opportunity for him to be shown grace or have firsthand testimony of the miraculous (Acts 22:11-16)? I don’t know, but I’m sure it was preparation for becoming Paul and for the mighty things he would do to further the Kingdom.

“Lord, for those of us (or our loved ones) asking the question, ‘What should I do?’, may it always be our first inclination to ask You what we should do—then, with Your help, trust You enough to do it. Amen.”