So what if God's will is not what I want?
A very valid question asked by a very valid questioner. So what if? This, for me, is a question that I only ask as a last line of defense. When I come to this point, it is because I am trying to do anything at all but ask God, "What is your will for me".
In fact, I am currently in the middle of this battle. We go through life on auto-pilot and everything is hunky-dory, then that little light comes on....the voice over the radio says, "You need to land here, so take it off auto and let's do this".
Auto-pilot is nice. You, as the pilot, get the most amazing view of the sky. You see all the beauty of Creation and lazily act as if it is you leading all those passengers to better skies. Occasionally you give a command or suggestion to a stewardess and feel like the King of the World.
Newsflash Genius------YOU'RE NOT THE KING OF THE WORLD---------YOU'RE NOT LEADING THOSE PEOPLE, THEY JUST HAPPEN TO BE ON THE SAME PLANE AS YOU----
You work for the airline; you are not to fly for enjoyment, you are to fly to a particular place and arrive at a particular time, drop off a particular load of cargo and pick up some also. You also, while you work for the airline, your job is to serve the people following behind you. True, you are supposed to lead them, but you are also supposed to serve them, making sure the stewardesses are in order, making sure the people feel safe, and moving them safely to the destination that they are destined to reach.
So, what if God's will is not what I want? Then
1. The people depending on me go nowhere
2. My disciples never learn to serve properly
3. People on the ground in need never get their cargo
4. AND I DON'T GET A PAYCHECK
1 month ago
2 comments:
It's scary to think that even though you try to be a good steward, and try to make a positive christian influence where you work and with the people you encounter, that perhaps you are still just simply not doing what God wants of you. It's equally scary that if you are to ask God, He may tell you exactly what you don't want to hear. I have two people that depend on me, to make decisions that are to the good of the family, to provide as well as I know how. I can't leave that decision to someone else...Why can't I trust that God know best for me and my family??
What if God wants my family to somehow suffer for some greater good??
I can't watch my family suffer...Why am I not ready to truly trust my maker??
I speak so freely on this computer, but so reserved with Jesus...somehow disappointing...
Most people still can't be honest on the computer....that's a start
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