Monday, October 10, 2005

God's Will

Shouldn't I delight in God's will no matter what it is? Yes, I should. But I'm struggling.

See, I have my heart set on going to the Swiss alps for 5 days. I planned the trip and then I prayed about it- mistake no. 1. I should have prayed and then planned. Well, as I pray I'm getting this huge NO from God about going. If you're not a Christian this may be tough to imagine, but for those of you who seek God's will you probably have experienced this before. For me it happened like this...
Me: "God should..."
God: NO
Me: "I"
God: NO
Me: "Go to"
God: NO
Me: "Switzerland?"
God: NO!
Me: "Why not! I want to go!"

So this is where I am right now. Throwing a tantrum like a spoiled kid. I know that the only joy in life comes from submitting to His will. So, I'm not going.

My next prayer was whether I should go to a monastery for solitude and fasting and things like that and God seemed to be throwing me in that direction. I told myself that I wanted to go to the mountains to seek God and draw near to Him, but in reality I probably would have been distracted by the scenery and people and the cozy little chalet. Staying in a monastery in my own room with sparse furnishings will probably much less distracting. So, I look forward to whatever God has for me.

1 Comments:

At 3:50 PM, Blogger nic said...

hey MP although i would have wanted to go to the mountains also. I think that is so cool you get to go to the mon. Just think of all the years and jesus freaks that have been in that place all doing the will of God sounds pretty awesome and inspiring to me. I pray that it will be so for you and that you will just add to the wonderful collection of saints that have bowed thier knees in prayer and service to the Lord in that place God bless

 

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