Lord, What Do You Want Me to Do?

By Paul Kacsur

Have you ever asked, "Lord, what do you want me to do"? This question could come during times of stress or hardship but it could also be simply our desire to do what He wants us to do. This book is a guide for a variety of situations or circumstances where we need divine guidance. All we have to do is ask Him for it. One thing is certain: none of us wants to come to the end of our life and realize we lived without ever sincerely asking the Lord what He wanted us to do. Blessed is the man or woman who can say on their deathbed, "Lord, I did what you wanted me to do." This will not happen unless we make it happen. Obedience to the Lord's commands often slips by without us asking, "Am I doing what the Lord wants me to do?" Is there anything more important than this? I don't think so. Open your heart for what the Lord wants for you. "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee because he trusts in Thee" (Isaiah 26:3).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: May 9, 2019
• ISBN: 9781644247464

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Lord, What Do You Want Me to Do?

Paul Kacsur

Copyright © 2019 Paul Kacsur

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First Edition

PAGE PUBLISHING, INC.

New York, NY

First originally published by Page Publishing, Inc. 2019

ISBN 978-1-64424-745-7 (Paperback)

ISBN 978-1-64424-746-4 (Digital)

Printed in the United States of America

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Introduction

Blessed Is the One Who Can Say Upon Their Death, I Did What the Lord Wanted Me to Do

Scripture contains the best advice on what to do or what not to do that we might be blessed. We know these principles and consider a few in this book, but how often do we realize that this is what we want our record to reflect at the end of our life? What will be on your tombstone? We don’t mean pepperoni or mushrooms, like the old pizza commercial. We want our life’s record to say something like Lord, I did what you wanted me to do. This is what we want to leave behind. This is the heritage we want to leave to our children. This is how we’d like to enter into eternity. Will this be the case for you? Think about that: "Lord, I did what you wanted me to do." Isn’t that a comforting thought? Will your time on earth reflect this serious life issue considering how you live?

Everyone should begin the process to think on that matter. Let us never live a day without thinking this could be it. That’s right. Our last day on the planet in this temporary state is coming, and we don’t know when. So we should ask, Am I doing now what will lead to my saying that later?

We don’t like talking about things of that nature. We’d rather put it off as something that happens way off in the future; we’d rather not deal with it now. No one can make you think on this as often as we should. Even if we do not get obsessed about much, we should be preoccupied with this. Death is the most certain event for all. This is when real life begins. We prefer to neglect important life matters. We relegate them to a place far from whatever we’re doing now, which, ironically, seems more important. That means we dismiss those all-so-important matters to an inferior position, to some other place and time, because we’re too busy here and now. Today is the day to start thinking about it. We may not have too many other days to prepare. That’s probably how it will happen. The end will come when we’re not thinking about it or even worrying about it, but it will come regardless. Whether you are prepared or not may be decided today.

This thought begins a series of answers for a simple question: What does the Lord want me to do? As we consider what scripture says on the subject, we also realize scripture covers the most important things. The Bible tells us what is required and how we prepare for judgment. The amazing thing is that all of God’s commandments fit everyone, even though we are all different. The commandments are the same, yet they all find a place in our heart, as they should, if we have ears to hear. We should pray we do have ears to hear what Jesus says.

Living a life of Christian victory and overcoming sin is like other diligent pursuits of life: victory does not happen unless we make it happen. We want to leave a Christian heritage for our children or grandchildren, but if we asked them today what kind of legacy we will leave, what would they say? Would we be afraid to ask them? Would they be nervous or apprehensive to tell us what they really think? Why deal with something like this? Because the day is coming when our life is over and what we leave as a legacy is what our families and loved ones will remember about us. This is serious. When it’s over, it’s over. Ecclesiastes 11:3 reminds us about our departure from this temporary life in classical Hebrew poetic verse: "And if the tree fall towards the south, or towards the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be." This 3,000-year-old saying from Old Testament poetry has a sting of finality to it. Let it sink in.

The only way we know we will leave a good legacy or heritage for our families is to make sure we do what the Lord said He wanted us to do. If you want to come to the end of your life and be able to say I’m so blessed. Thank you, Lord, that I can depart from this life knowing in my soul I’ve done what you wanted me to do, then you must know what He wants or commands. There are things that apply to everyone, no matter who you are, regardless of the circumstances and your personal history. In this book, we consider simple Christian principles, things so simple it is surprising more people do not do them.

More often than not, people are more concerned with doing more than being. After all, it is easier to do than to be. We can do the right thing occasionally and feel good about ourselves without ever being what the Lord wants us to be. Let us differentiate between the two. Things scripture say we should do are based primarily on what we are. Anything else is hypocritical and phony. Things we find scripture telling us to do are a direct result of our being what God wants us to be.

There are many interesting last words recorded over the years; some inspiring, others frightening and sad. Some of the most inspiring last words are those left by the apostle Paul awaiting execution writing to the young preacher Timothy: "For I am now ready to be offered [he knew he was going to be killed], the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge shall give me at that day; and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing" (2 Timothy 4:6, 7). Now that’s the way to leave this life, in a blaze of victory and confidence in the Savior we faithfully served. We can have this assurance also, but not without being what God wants us to be and doing what He wants us to do. Don’t expect it to come easily. What you struggle with today is meant to keep you from that victorious exit from this life. Don’t let that happen to you. Read on. Find out what God wants you to do before it’s too late.

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Do Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly…" (Micah 6:8)

Here’s a simple formula in the Old Testament (hereafter OT) from the words of the prophet Micah. He gives a three-step formula for spiritual success. This is not meant to mislead us to believe this endeavor is going to be easy. Nothing in this life with eternal value is easy. It is usually a fight, a struggle against popular opinions of a darkened world without insight from the Living God. Christians are different for sure, or ought to be.