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
1 comment:
I'm crying truly because this was beautiful and because my heart was pricked as my "to do" today has been sitting in the middle of my throat all morning. Thanks for the reminder to let it go, lay it at the cross and ask my Father your will be done today.
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