Not my will, but God’s
From today’s Scripture: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.” —Is 55:8
A few years ago, my now husband and I were deciding where to live after we got married. We had been living in different cities, and I knew in the back of my mind that God was calling me to move. But nonetheless, I spent months asking God to send me a different answer. I was comfortable where I was, and I was only interested in God’s plan for me if it matched up with what I had already laid out for myself.
Just as it says in today’s Scripture, God’s thoughts are much higher than our own. We often think about what is best for ourselves today or tomorrow, and in the context of what is familiar and comfortable for us. But God thinks about what is the very best for us, not just in the short term, but for eternity. He knew all the reasons why it would be better for my life if I moved before I did. There is so much more peace and joy to be found when we stop trying to conform God’s will to our own and instead, join our will to His.
Let us pray: Heavenly Father, you remind me today that your thoughts are above my thoughts and your ways are higher than my ways. Give me the grace to say, “Not my will be done, but yours.”
Today’s author is Theresa Nguyen-Gillen, a member of the Glenmary Communications and Marketing team.
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