God's Way

Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord . “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."

I tend to want to do it my way, it seems that sometimes maybe prayer doesn't seem to be getting through, maybe I have to force the answer, but Jesus said He is the answer, when I seek Him, He will direct me, but I have to be willing to listen. Life can get in the way, I think that is the thing about life, when I don't have my priority set correctly, life is more important than Gods ways. I think that doing this, sleeping, or doing anything other then focusing time in God is more important, but have you ever thought the flip side of things? God says to make Him your priority, that He has laid out the ways we are to walk, but when we try to do them on our own, the life I lead becomes chaotic and dim, I move away from what Jesus wants and I start doing it my own way. It is no longer about God, but about self. 

The world wants us to believe that busyness is just something that happens, but I believe in the Bible it is clear how they were busy, but they set aside time to be with Jesus Christ. If you look at other religions, like the Muslims, they set aside time to pray, they do it daily, because they want to honor their god. When do we do it? When it feels good to us, when we have time. If you have ever seen a Muslim, they will pray at the same time daily, they will not be afraid of what other people think, they will pull there mat out and pray, but we are afraid that it will take away from what people think of us, or priorities are all out of wack. What is the most important relationship in your life? Yes, it is easy to say God, but really, start breaking it down, when was the last time you took time out of your day to be just with Him, or to read and devour His word, to meditate on a scripture, to do research on it? 

There will always be something that seems more important, there will always be something that is more pressing, but maybe it isn't what is pressing, but getting our priority corrected, follow what Jesus has laid out before us, do you think that putting Him first in all we do, will change the way we do everything else? I do, because no longer is it my time, my way, my things, it comes down to God's way, His timing. I am not trying to bless people out of my own strength, but I am blessing people through the strength of God. It is no longer about me, but about Him. 

In 1 Samuel 15:22 "But Samuel replied: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord ? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams." He would rather we spend time worshiping Him, not busy about many things, our focus changes from self to God, our priorities fall in line with what God wants, not what I want. It changes everything, but I have to be willing to allow God to change me. 

Remember Hebrews 12:10-11 "For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness. 11 No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way."

When we view God as this being that will not discipline us, we miss the idea that love disciplines and God wants us to follow Him through it all. He will bring us to the end of the rope in order for us to see that was our rope and not His. We need to grab onto His rope in order to follow Him. When we try to do it alone, without the Holy Spirit we grieve God. I don't want to grieve the God that shows me right from wrong, who is their to teach me, direct me, because without Him I am powerless and weak, but with Him all things are possible. What is God calling you to do today?