http://www.myutmost.org/ (Select Jan. 4)
"Peter said to Him, 'Lord, why can I not follow You now?"
During periods of deep inspiration, I find ideas for service popping into my head constantly. My natural impulse is to jump first and to look later to discover why I have fallen short of a paticular goal. For the past few years, God has limited this tendacy by giving me responsibilities that I had to attend to, leaving me time to wait and pray about my ideas. This blog has been in my mind for long enough that I believe that I do have God's blessing and direction.
There will always be new ideas that God must filter through and temper. I identify with Peter's passionate willingness to do it all now. Too often have I heard that rooster crowing and had to deal with the shame of trying to get ahead of God. I have tried too hard to be helpful with too many people. I have the reputation of being a manipulator and for interfering. It is a hard habbit to give up, trying to fix others. I am praying that God will put a harness on my good intentions and leave more up to His Miraculous way of having "all things work together for good", His way and not mine. More often I am willing to "be still and know that He is God" and in charge. His anwers always come.....Yes, no or wait for my time and not yours.
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