God’s will; sometimes its easy to figure out. Some things are laid out right before our eyes in creation and others written in scripture.
Maybe its too easy. Maybe having it there right in front of us all the time we take it for granted.
Take the disciples for example. At first you think that they were in constant awe and amazement at everything Jesus did all the time, every day.
The fact is, that even guys that were right there next to Jesus himself had trouble committing to His will.
One passage in John has Jesus and his crew out and about doing ministry all day and the disciples are pretty much over it.
Disciples: “Jesus, Dude…can we get some food or something? We’ve been running around God’s green earth all day!”
Jesus: “I have food that you don’t even know about.”
Disciples: “seriously? Jesus, If you have been sneaking snacks this whole time I’m gonna be so pissed.”
Jesus knew what he was doing. He knew what the REAL purpose was in everything he had the disciples do. His concern was the Kingdom and the work of the Father.
This is where we have a problem. There are two values that as humans we put up way too high on the list and as far as I can see it, there is no mandate from God for them; these are safety and success, and I mean these in the most human of ways. By safety I’m talking about basic health and well being. By Success, I’m talking about any and all success that is not that of the Kingdom and Gospel.
The fact is that God’s will for your life could look something like this:
Drop everything in your life and wander around the country with a bunch of dudes confused out of your mind following some rabbi. Have a bad day and deny anything to do with Christ. Feel guilty and come back full circle more on fire than before. Bring the Gospel to thousands of people. Get crucified with your wife.
Sign me up!
That’s Peter’s story. What’s yours?
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