God's Will

Do you ever get this question asked to you: "What do you want to be when you grow up?"?  


When I was 5 or 6 I wanted to be nothing more than a princess (I guess that's typical).  When I got old enough, then my prince would carry me off on his big, white horse and we would live happily ever after.  


As I got older, (and reality hit that being a princess wasn't going to work out) I wanted to be a school teacher.  When I got married, I would quit my job and be a stay-at-home Mom.  


Now, well... I'm clueless.  My life plans have unraveled before my eyes as I've grown and I've gained new interests.  So, I really don't know where God may lead my life.  Will I be a missionary?  Will I ever marry?  Will I leave the state for my job?  Who knows!


But it's better that way.  It gives God a lot of room to work.  If you're the type where you think you've got your life all figured out with your plans, I encourage you to read this bit of advice that I had read somewhere...


"Plan with a pencil so God can erase and make the changes necessary for His Will for you."


It's not word for word, but it fits.  Bottom line, leave God room so He can guide you to the life He meant for you to live.  Don't get your heart set on the plan you've set for yourself that it makes it more difficult for God to make changes.


"For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent me."


-John 6:38

Waiting on God

“I waited for the Lord; He inclined to me and heard my cry.”  Psalms 40:1

Oh, how people can try our patience.  How God can try our patience.  We pray for things and at times we feel like God just ignored us.  We ask God to do something and it doesn’t happen.  Is God even there?  Is He even listening to me?  Yes, He did.  I promise you that He did.  Sometimes God will give you a straight and obvious answer: Yes or No.  Then sometimes He gives a less obvious answer: Wait. 

Wait??!  How can I possible wait when I need an answer now?  Remember, we don’t know what we really need.  Only God knows that and He may not want to give us what we think we need.  This is where trust comes in and that’s the only thing we can do.

Challenge!

This week see if you can see God working in your life.  When you pray for something and it doesn’t work out the way you want it to thank God for His perfect plan that He has for you.