"Have it Your Way"….sounds great, doesn't it? Wouldn't it be great to get what you want and when you want it? But this brings up a bigger question…do we actually know what is best for us? You might question my sanity at first for asking this…you might ask me who else knows what we want/need better than ourselves. However, you don't have to look very far around to see that our desire to fulfill our short-term wants can have some unintended consequences. Do you think the cheating spouse, the gossiping co-worker, the person suffering from addiction really thought about how much their actions could cost them in the long run?
Fortunately, God is able to see our past, present, and future all at once (remember that foreknowing is not the same as forechoosing). He knows what is best for us, even if we can't see why at the time (see the account of Noah as an example, Genesis 6:9-9:28). Does any athlete really enjoy having to run in practice for hours on end? But this training is necessary for the athlete to be able to perform at his/her best during the competition (2nd Timothy 4:7).
It is easy to think we have all the answers and that the world should run he we see fit. Think about how that would really work out…do you really know how to run the world better than its Creator? How about our own lives? Are we able to do any better there? We need almighty God to make our ways straight (Proverbs 3:6). Isn't it time for us to turn to the greatest Counselor of all time to lead our steps?
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