Will and I go way back. Like waaaaay back! You see, I’ve been trying to conform him to my desires and whims by manipulating situations or scriptures. But alas, he’s doing his own thing and I can only watch him work.
What did you say? You don’t know who Will is? Au contrar, you do! See, Will is the personified name I gave to the mysterious will of God. “Therefore do not be foolish,” Paul urges the Ephesians, “but understand what the Lord’s will is” (Eph. 5:17). The complete idea of God’s will is so complicated that I would be lying to you if I said I knew how to break it down in one pithy post. If theologians have been discussing this for years, I’m not solving this equation in any time soon.
Knowing where you’re suppose to be living, what job you’re suppose to be in, and foreknowing your future spouse is not knowing the will of God.
After much reading and researching, I’ve come to discover a huge truth: The will of God is to seek His kingdom and His righteousness. The most important decision we face is the daily decision to live for Christ and die to self. God wants us to stop obsessing about the future and trust that He holds the future.
By and large there are two types of people I encounter: passive and perfectionists.
Passives let the wind guide their soul and let chance rule their life. Que sera sera!
- I won’t look for a job because the Lord will bring one. [This sounds religious but it’s actually lazy.]
- I don’t get involved with making sure my wife tithes because she’s better with finances. [But what if she’s not? Spiritual responsibility is an individual sport!]
- I don’t say that I want to get married because then I’ll look like desperate woman who’s out of God’s will. [You have not because you ask not! Let others know… especially God.]
- Wakes up at 4:00AM to spend three hours in the Word surrounded by commentaries and Sparknotes on Ephesians. [This sounds religious, but it’s actually quite obsessive.]
- Balances checkbook and personal finances like a miser. [Being fiscally responsible is good. Being a miser is not good.]
- Takes Life by the horns and wrangles it like a Texas cowboy! Yeehaw 🙂 [Life cannot be wrangled. Especially if your from Los Angeles. Because really, if wrangling doesn’t include a clearance sale on designer high heels, I’m not wrangling anything!]
We need to put aside the passivity and the perfectionism and let God be God. The plan for your life isn’t some illusive treasure never to be found. As we do Life, God reveals His will. So, who are you? The perfectionist or the passive? If you have mastered the balancing act of landing in the middle, share your wisdom 🙂
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