I'll Pray About It

² Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. -Romans 2:12

Have you ever been asked to do something or be involved with a ministry or something of that nature and replied, "I'll pray about it?"  When we do that, most likely we already know what we want God's answer to be.  And therein lies the danger of not hearing God.  When we know what we WANT to hear, generally we believe we hear just that.

The only way to really discern God's will is to let go of our own will.  When we "pray about it" we have to come with a heart that is as open to one direction as it is to any other direction.  We can't do that when we are really hoping God will tell us to do what we wanted to do all along.

The answer to emptying ourselves of our own will in the matter is faith.  When we have real faith that God wants to bless us abundantly and that he wants only the very, very best for us, we can let go of what we think we want and come to God with an empty will, waiting for him to tell us which way to go... the way that is not necessarily easy... but one that will enrich and bless our lives so that we are living the abundant life.


Father,
When I come to you for direction, help me to do it with a heart and will that is open to your guidance.  Amen.

Joys:  A weekend of being spiritually fed; phone calls from Richard; Cecelia's imaginative stories she has recently begun to tell