What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do!

Pastor Gary Wheeler

God spoke very clearly to my spirit: My people are hurting. They have been
wounded, and I desire to heal them inwardly.

Joseph found himself at the bottom of a dark deep pit. We feel like this at times, where
we feel hopeless and helpless. This happens to everyone. Sometimes we fall into this
pit, or we jump into it, and sometimes we are thrown into the pit. The pits of despair,
depression, hopelessness, doubts, and fears. I want you to know you’re not alone. He
will never leave us nor forsake us.

2 Chronicles 20:1-23-“It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and
the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against
Jehoshaphat to battle.2  Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There
cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and,
behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi. 3  And Jehoshaphat feared, and set
himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 4  And Judah
gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of
Judah they came to seek the LORD.5  And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of
Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,6  And said,
O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the
kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none
is able to withstand thee?7  Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of
this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for
ever?8  And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name,
saying,9  If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine,
we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry
unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help. 10  And now, behold, the children
of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when
they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them
not;11  Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession,
which thou hast given us to inherit.12  O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have
no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to
do: but our eyes are upon thee.”

Jehoshaphat feared.
It doesn’t matter how strong of a man or woman you are. There will be a time when you
will be afraid. It’s understandable that Jehoshaphat feared, because it was impossible to
humanly handle what he was faced with.
Example: A bad doctor’s report can immediately causes fear.
Fear comes by hearing. Faith comes by hearing God’s words. Fear from not just the devil
but negative words from people.
“Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” - John Wayne

Jehoshaphat is making good decisions even though he his afraid;

He’s seeking the Lord and fasting.
He says, “neither know we what to do”.

Thirteen things you can do when you don’t know what to do.

These will automatically kick in when you act out of disciplines you’ve developed.

1. Monitor Your Mind: Proverbs 23:7, Isaiah 26:3, Philippians 4:8 Proverbs 18:21
Think about what you’re thinking about.

2. Master Your Mouth:

Out of your mouth is going to come life or death. Speak only what God’s word says.
Faith comes by hearing and is released by speaking the word.

3. Never Allow Your Moods To Dictate Your Actions

4. Release Your Faith By Speaking God’s Words.

Ex: Doctor’s report is not what you want to hear- you can accept this and give up and
stop fighting. Or you can declare the words of the Lord ,“ by His stripes we are healed”.

Start agreeing with God- “How can two walk together unless they are agreed?”
Agree with God!
Phil 4:19
1 John 4:4
Phil 4-13
Roman 8:28
Greater is he that is in me than the cancer, heart condition, diabetes…!

5. Take Time To Praise God

It’s good to praise God when everything is going well, but more importantly praise God
when you are in the middle of the storm.
Psalm 66:12
Praise is always appropriate! When you don’t feel like it. When it makes no sense.
Praise him anyways!
Consider Job- he lost everything he loved. Job fell on the ground, and he worshipped.
The devil says, “the only reason he praises you so much is because you have blessed
him. You take everything away and he will curse you.”
God is still good even when bad things happen.
Worship kept Job connected to his destiny. Ultimately God gave him double for his
trouble.
6. Remember What God Said On The Mountain
Don’t forget in the dark, what God said to you in the light.

7. Replay Past Victories

Miracles
David when he was facing Goliath- He rehearsed in his mind how God delivered a bear
and lion into his hands.
Mark 6:52- “For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was
hardened.”
If He did it in the past. If He did it for someone else. He can do it again and He can do it
for me.

8. Sow Toward Your Desired Outcome

Bless people with my mouth.
I will speak words of health and words of life.
I will sow and minister to people that are hurting.
If you want to get help when you’re hurting, go minister to others.

9. Remind Yourself That This Is A Temporary Situation

I like the scripture, “And it came to pass”, because it didn’t come to stay

Psalm 23: 4-6- “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear
no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.  Thou preparest a
table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my
cup runneth over.Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and
I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”

David- said “ though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death”. He didn’t plan to
stay there. While you are walking through the hardest time in your life, God is still
comforting you and preparing a table before you…your cup runneth over.
Galatians 6:9- “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall
reap, if we faint not.”

10. Remember That Warfare Surrounds The Birth Of A Miracle

Lift your hands and rejoice.

11. The Greater The Battle The Greater The Victory

The greater the test- the greater the testimony. I may be hurting, but I’m coming out
stronger, and with more anointing.

12. Never Agree With Anything That Contradicts Gods Word

If God be for us, who can be against us?
Jehoshaphat said his eyes are upon you.
13. Pray In The Holy Ghost
Keeps the inner man charged and stabilized.
In that dimension of prayer, the spirit prays through us, and it prays for the perfect will of
God to be done.

Do these things when you don’t know what to do, because they will keep you
moving in the right direction and will position you for the next thing that God is
bringing into your life.