Got This: Prayers and Poetry

                 Got This

                Too often we forget

                we cannot see the whole

                picture or misinterpret

                our will for His.

                Focus on solution

                a plan to succeed.

                Except He searches hearts

                to be washed of sin

                and become unbroken

                in His love.

Matthew 5:6, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied."

Reflection: Thy Will: Prayers and Poetry

 Reflection Questions

         1.What are some ways we can distinguish between the Lord's purpose or our  own weak interpretation? 

        2. How can the world's ways bend our understanding or attitude away from God's intentions?

        3. How can delighting in His will and His law keep us grounded in His guidance?

Share: What is the most difficult situation you have experienced under the Lord's grace and mercy to fulfill His will? How has that transformed you?

Thy Will: Prayers and Poetry

 Thy Will: Prayers and Poetry

Matthew 6:10: "Thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven."

Will

Have you ever watched a toddler struggling with an action and leaned in to help or show the way and been refused? And then came a temper tantrum or cries of frustration?

How often as adults do we also assume we know what is needed in a situation and instead of praying, or thinking it through, we take an "I've got this" attitude? Then when it doesn't work out, or someone else has to take over we let embarrassment, or annoyance, or resentment, or anger creep in?

A strong personal heart can give us the strength to undergo serious life circumstances. But when we put our will our way above the Lord's guidance or His directions we often cause personal friction and possible failure.

Knowing truth and living into truth can be very different.

So how can we tell the difference? "I delight to do Thy will, O my God: Thy law is within my heart." Psalm 40:8 His words--His way. Jesus continually faced jeers, arguments, disbelief, and hatred, but he continued to follow God's plan in all circumstances.

"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." Romans 12:2

Your thoughts,