What To DO

I found myself grumbling to a friend on the phone this week as I was on my way "to do" some service work for the church. I was grumbling because I thought that the to do list that I had put together for serving the Lord this week was more important than what I was about to do.

Wow, putting that in writing makes me even more humbled by my enormous pride.

 

After I hung up the phone I cranked up some worship music and drove onward to my destination. It wasn’t even minutes before I had to turn off the music because I had a very uncomfortable feeling in my spirit.

 The Lord started to speak to me about “my to do list”. This was not the first time we have had this conversation.  It was years ago that HE started to teach me about what HE has planned for each day that HE gives me to live here on earth. Over time I gave up my big cumbersome day planner, my palm pilot, and endless lists of “to-do’s” but apparently I am still holding on to “my to do list” in my heart.

I arrived at my destination knowing that God had a plan for my day so I tossed that proverbial to-do list out the window and, with a surrendered heart open to HIS guidance, I entered into the work that HE had prepared for me.

Jesus said “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.” (John 5:19)

Jesus was so connected with His Father that HE did not have HIS own to do list, HE did ONLY what HIS Father wanted HIM to do. SO should I be any different? Shouldn’t I be looking for what my Father has put in front of me to do and be willing to do it?

The most important thing I can put on my daily "to do" list is to first seek God’s plan for my day. That means praying for His will for each day, listening and then DOING it. Although God has given me some ministry tasks to do on a regular basis, that doesn't mean that He doesn't have other special things that are specific for THIS day. I am not to judge what HE puts on my agenda even when I don’t understand it or see its value.

God is the Creator of the Universe and HIS thoughts are higher than our thoughts and HIS ways are higher than our ways (Isaiah 55:9) so HE should be in charge. HIS to do list should be my to do list!

I am thankful that HE is a patient God and that HE is not finished working in my life. HE doesn’t give up but continues to nudge me to be filled with HIS beauty EVERY day.

With Joy,

ruthann