I remember hearing a well known speaker, but I can’t
remember who it was, who had a very successful ministry and yet he said it was
second best as he believed he had been meant to be a missionary in China. Had he thwarted God’s will for him? Does God’s
will have a solid centre which He really wants us in and can we slide to the
edges of His will? Does His will have a
centre and a lesser outer edge? Can we thwart His will? What a strange idea. God is Almighty and knows the end from the
beginning. The wickedest sinner who does
the most evil things is not thwarting God.
Yes he is responsible for his actions and unless he repents he will suffer
for them, but he cannot and does not thwart God’s will. But for those of us who
want to follow God and fit in with His purposes there is great comfort in
knowing that God is in charge. When we say the prayer that Jesus taught His
disciples there is great comfort in these words, “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be
done, on earth as it is in heaven.” This is not so much asking for God’s will
to be done, as if it might not be if we don’t pray it; no it is more a question
of bringing ourselves into line with God’s wishes. I find it a great way of taking the panic out
of everyday life situations. If we
realize God is in control and His will is unfolding just as He intended, we
will know that even the most difficult times can be faced as we submit to His
will knowing that it is for the very best.
Don’t fret about God’s will in your life. It is most surely being done.
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
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