Nevertheless Let Your Will be Done
I have lots of dreams and aspirations. As I pursue these dreams, I have encountered varied results. Many times that I have celebrated with euphoria because God worked things out the way I thought He would. Contrastly, I have felt lost or in despair because God hadn’t worked things out the way I envisioned.
Looking back, I have noticed that there were times that I only wanted things to go my way. I would contemplate what I wanted and how I wanted it to work out, then I would take it to God. I would say, “Lord, here are my desires, work them out my way please. Unwilling to accept anything else other than my will. In hindsight, how narrow-minded and near-sighted I was.
I was going to God with my agenda, acting as though I knew more than an all-seeing, all-knowing God, who created me with a definite plan for my life. Whose plans for me are perfect. Jeremiah 29:11 says”: “For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you, says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
In retrospect, as I reflect I have realized that in some of those times, I was wholly self-centered and selfish. I was pursuing things that would gratify me and me alone. If it was up to me only, I am sure that I would have altogether aborted God’s will for my life with my poorly thought out, nearsighted plans/desires and judgements.
As such, I am glad that God is not shortsighted. I am grateful that He deals with us based on the future He has for us and not based on our present situation – at least most of the time.
I have plans, dreams, and aspirations, however, what is the use of getting what I want if God is not in it? What is the point If my desires do not align with God‘s plan for my life? What is the use if I gain all I wanted and lose everything I needed? What I needed was fulfillment which is a byproduct of completely surrendering to God and doing what I was created to do? Job 22:21 “Submit to God, and you will have peace; then things will go well for you.
I am at a point in my life that even though I have countless desires/plans, what matters most is being in the perfect will of God. I have therefore been learning to submit and commit all my pursuits to the Lord. More and more, I have been praying, Lord, these are my desires NEVERTHELESS Lord have your way and let your will be done.
So, If things do not work the way I think they should, nevertheless, I will worship you. If things seem despairing, nevertheless, I will trust you. I don’t understand, nevertheless, I surrender everything, my plans, my hopes, my dreams, my aspirations in your hands. I submit them completely, let your will be done. The fact of the matter is that He created me with purpose, and I desire to finish the work which I was created to do. Everything else is secondary.
God does not always give us what we want, but he certainly gives us what we need. I am learning to accept this fact daily, consequently my prayers have shifted to Invite Christ to have His perfect will in all my situations. NEVERTHELESS Lord let your will be done, have your way.
See you along the God-directed path.
Be blessed.
God Directed Steps 