"Now it happened, as I journeyed and came near Damascus at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me. And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?' So I answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.' "And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me. So I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Arise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.' And since I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus. Acts 22:6-11

When Paul encountered Jesus while on the road to Damascus, he was converted. When he encountered Jesus, Paul asked two question. “Who are You, Lord?” and “What shall I do?” Jesus identified Himself and then proceeded to tell Paul what He wanted him to do.

Interestingly, Jesus told Paul what He wanted him to do next. Jesus told him where to go for further instructions. Obeying the Lord regarding the next thing is often required to find out what to do next after that. I don’t know about you, but as impetuous and impatient as I can be, I usually want to be given an entire itinerary at the outset. But God does not generally work that way. He wants us to walk by faith, one step at a time, trusting Him enough to do the next thing before He is pleased to reveal the subsequent next things.

Lord, teach me to have faith to do what I do know, and to trust You with the future that I do not know—and do not need to know until You are pleased to reveal it.