I am not a huge fan of
riddles, but some people enjoy telling me them anyway. If you have
ever been stumped on one you've probably been told, “it's easy!
Your thinking too hard.” I tend to think over the simple solution
and complicate things. Usually the answer lies right in front of me
and I can't even see it.
I think we tend to do
this with God's will also. We're sit there trying to figure it out,
and God stands there thinking, “it's easy! Your thinking too hard”.
He asks us to follow Him like children (Mark 10:15), He doesn't ask
us to get a Master's degree in “God's will”.
God tells us that He
knows all His plans for us, and they are beautiful (Jeremiah 29:11).
And then benefit us! His plans are what is best for us, even if we
can't see that. It is like we are a puzzle piece carefully shaped to
fit into the puzzle of God's big picture. When we fit ourselves in,
not only does it add to the beauty of everything else, it's best for
us because we fit in the spot. We're aren't forcing ourselves
somewhere we don't belong. Psalms 34:7 says to “Delight thyself in
the Lord”, because then “He will give you the desires of your
heart”. So if we are seeking God with out whole being, He changes
our desires! We want what God wants, and if we fulfill God's wants,
we're fulfilling ours! I can't stand the attitude of “Well I like
horses (using that because it applies to me), but I want God's will
so I'll do something else.” What? You mean God didn't make you? And
knew you'd like horses? He wants you to use how He made you for Him!
That is why He shaped your puzzle piece that way!
So we sit there asking
God how to serve Him, where does He want us? How do we know? When a
boat sits in the ocean the captain can move the rudder whichever way
he wants, but the won't turn unless it is moving. Serve God today and
ask him steer. He can't turn you at a standstill. Look at the Apostle
Paul. He didn't sit in Rome and ask for direction, he went to preach
and when God led him elsewhere he went. Today you can serve God, then
ask Him to steer!
