In seeking His will we often think and act ahead of God.
Presuming the good thought in mind could be what He wants for and from us. Then
along the way when everything starts to crumble, slowly our zealousness towards
God plummets into ebb. Disappointment would breech our reason, until it finally
pelts the foundation of our faith in God. We are losing heart already.
Our capacity and failure to understand God’s ways are based
on how we’d been influenced by our surroundings, by our environment and
culture, by our natural limitation and weaknesses. God is good He will equip us
if we only abide in obedience to Him -Baruch
3:14 Learn where understanding, strength, and insight are to be found. Then you
will know where to find a long and full life, light to guide you, and peace. For
this reason the Lord is encouraging us not to lean on our own understanding –
Our knowledge is not enough to contain God’s wisdom. Our abilities are limited
to sustain thereby presuming His will for us leads to failure. Another obvious
reason it is not inspired by God himself and dependent only on how we thought
it was.
If we fully yield ourselves to Him in humility and
submission, then we are going to see through His heart and gain wisdom. (Daniel
2:21 -He controls the times and the seasons; he makes and unmakes kings; it is
he who gives wisdom and understanding.) Abraham had some questions to the Lord
when he first heard of God’s will for him. However when the Lord spoke of His
promise to make him father to a great nation, (Genesis 18), Abraham willingly
submitted to God in complete obedience, and this attitude paved the way towards
fulfillment of God’s plan of salvation which we all enjoy nowadays and so on
toward the time of existence.
We may be simple ordinary individuals, living a regular day
to day routine. God waits for us to bring out in us potentials of carrying out
for Him the will of His heart which brings blessing, healing and direction for
life. (Daniel 10:12 Then he said,
“Daniel, don't be afraid. God has heard your prayers ever since the first day
you decided to humble yourself in order to gain understanding. I have come in
answer to your prayer.) We just need
to stay still and listen to His commands, gear up on obeying them, restraining
our minds from our own interpretation of what will unfold before us. Walk by
faith and the Lord will do the rest as we live in His promise.
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