By Greg Laurie
Now to him who is
able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power
that is at work within us,
Ephesians 3:20
When my oldest son
was a little boy, I would take him to Toys R Us. We would look around, and I
would tell him to pick out something for himself. He would look at the Star
Wars figures. I would look at the X-wing fighter with the remote control,
thinking that I would like to get it for him. The truth was that I wanted to
play with it too. He would pick out his little figure. Then I would say,
"I was thinking of getting you something better than that." He always
went along with my idea.
After a while, he started learning something about Dad, which was that Dad liked to get presents for his kids. He came to realize that it was better to say, "I don't know what to get, Dad. You choose it for me." He came to realize that my choices often were better than what he chose for himself.
Have you ever said to the Lord, "Here is the way I think You ought to work. But not my will, but Yours, be done"?
Some might say, "I'm not saying that to God! If I say that, He will make me do something
I don't want to."
I believe a person who thinks that way has a warped concept of God, a misconception that
His will is always going to be something undesirable.
God may be saying no to something you have asked Him for because He wants to give you something far better than what you could ask or think. Don't be afraid to let your Father choose for you.
After a while, he started learning something about Dad, which was that Dad liked to get presents for his kids. He came to realize that it was better to say, "I don't know what to get, Dad. You choose it for me." He came to realize that my choices often were better than what he chose for himself.
Have you ever said to the Lord, "Here is the way I think You ought to work. But not my will, but Yours, be done"?
Some might say, "I'm not saying that to God! If I say that, He will make me do something
I don't want to."
I believe a person who thinks that way has a warped concept of God, a misconception that
His will is always going to be something undesirable.
God may be saying no to something you have asked Him for because He wants to give you something far better than what you could ask or think. Don't be afraid to let your Father choose for you.
