It was the subject of an earlier study that guidance should not be a problem for those who follow the Lord. It certainly wasn't for those who were in the Wilderness with Moses:
Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the Israelites set out; wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped. At the Lord’s command the Israelites set out, and at his command they encamped. As long as the cloud stayed over the tabernacle, they remained in camp. When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a long time, the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s order and did not set out. Sometimes the cloud was over the tabernacle only a few days; at the Lord’s command they would encamp, and then at his command they would set out. Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening till morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud lifted, they set out. Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out (Numbers 9:17-22).
As much as you would like to settle down and establish a routine, sometimes it's not what God has in mind for you. It's important that you devote your energy not to resisting change but cooperating with it, keeping your eyes on Him and not trying to determine in your own understanding what's best for you.
As a person of purpose, you have to go where you're needed, which is the opposite of where you're comfortable or at ease. For example, if your purpose is to relieve pain, then God sends you to those who are hurting. Once they're healed, there's no reason for you to be around. If your purpose is order, he sends you to chaos and doesn't allow you to linger once you've established order.
Is the cloud moving you on? Is it sooner than you hoped or anticipated? Or does it have you someplace and you're ready to move on, but it's not? Regardless of which it is, if your heart is to follow the cloud, then God will make His guidance clear, even if you won't understand the rationale behind its movement—or lack thereof.
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