Devotion 4/25, Lord, Thy Will Be Done!
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”
James 4:14-15
The Apostle Paul said “God willing” or “If the Lord wills” many times in his letters to the churches (Acts 18:21, 1 Corinthians 4:19). The reason James had to address this is because the Christians were being prideful and boasting about their plans for the future. They were arrogant in their confidence that nothing would interfere with their time schedule. They acted as if they were masters of their own future, leaving God out of it!
God has shown me time and again that if I am open to him, his timing is always better than my planning. Does that mean I quit planning, no. We need to plan with prayer, asking for wisdom and the Holy Spirit to help us find God’s timing to know and do his will in his timing (James 1:5-6; Ephesians 5:15-18). Life is too short not to plan. Life is too important not to plan with prayer and seek to be led by the Holy Spirit!
Not my will, Father, but yours be done… this day and all the days of my life that follow. I want to walk in your will and follow your timing. In Jesus’ holy name, I ask this. Amen.
Sometimes, when life is hurting whether it’s a career related, friendship related, illness, loss of a loved one, or someone close that’s really struggling, I find it hard, I don’t understand, I want to be in control. But my only comfort comes with prayerful planning and asking God, “thy will be done”.
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