There comes a point in almost every believer’s life when we find ourselves asking the same question: “God, what do You want me to do?” We ask it when we are standing at a career crossroads, wondering whether to move, considering a relationship, raising a family, beginning a ministry, making a major financial decision, or simply trying to understand what the next season of life is supposed to look like.

There is a hard truth that many of us have to learn as we journey with God: everybody for you ain’t for you. Sometimes, the hardest part is realizing that the people who are not for you may not look like enemies. They may look like friends. They may look like family. They may be people who genuinely love you, people who have supported you, encouraged you, and stood beside you through difficult seasons. They may have known you for years and have the best intentions toward you.