He Knows Best~

Martin Luther is credited with saying, "Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance; it is laying hold of His highest willingness," and it's one of my favorite quotes.

Yesterday's quote struck a nerve because many of us have felt that God is reluctant. The answers take forever, some might not even come, and those that do are not always what we expected.

Not only that, but sometimes we feel as though we will be crushed under the weight of all the "why?" questions that we have. 

Nonetheless, accepting these verses below as truth in our lives is a good starting point to having peace and joy:

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."

God is telling us that His way of doing things and thinking about things is way above and beyond and superior to how we view matters.  In other words: He knows best!

I keep thinking back to what might have happened if all my foot stomping and pleading would have gotten Rachel into grad school last year.  I repeat: God really knows best, dear one.

And that's alright with me because I can barely keep up with all the stuff in my life--imagine trying to keep up with the lives of billions?

We can't, and God doesn't expect us to.  What He does expect from us is that we will seek Him and invite His awesome way of doing things into our lives.  

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You that You are in control.  All glory and power belongs to You forever and ever, and we are glad that You are generous and willing to share with us.  Again today we plug into Your highest willingness and ask for blessings.   In Jesus' name, AMEN~