Your Will Be Done

What is your greatest fear? Are you afraid of not having complete control over your life? If most people are like me, they would say yes. We want to rule our lives. We are afraid to trust anyone, including God. We cling to our lives, possessions, and relationships as if they could slip out of our grasp at any moment. But what if we were asked to let go and let someone else rule and protect them?

God said in the Bible in the book of Matthew that “if you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me you will find it,” ( Matthew 10:39). He wants us to trust him and give him complete authority over our lives.

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You have probably heard of Adam and Eve from the creation story. They had two sons named Cain and Abel. “When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground. When it was time for harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord. Abel also brought a gift- the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.

‘Why are you so angry?’ the lord asked Cain. ‘Why do you look so dejected? You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master,” ( Genesis 4: 2 - 7). When I first read this story, I was confused because I didn’t understand what Cain did wrong. But when I went back to look at it more closely, God revealed the answer to me. “Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord” while his brother “brought a gift- the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock”. Abel gave the “best” of what he had, but Cain only gave “some” of what he didn’t need. God wants our whole lives; not just “some!”

I know you might be thinking that that sounds selfish, but the truth is that God wants us to let him have control over our lives because he knows what’s best for us. Even better than we do.

When I was 13 years old, my family and I moved to China to work and live. We were planning on staying for two years, but things weren’t turning out as we had quite expected. I was very lonely because I was home all day homeschooling and the other teenages didn’t speak English. I became depressed and my parents started to get concerned. I barely ever smiled and I was beginning to lose my appetite and my interest in doing the things that I usually enjoyed. Five months into our trip, I decided I was going back to America. I had had enough and was about to just pack my bags and leave when God stopped me. He asked me to trust him and let him decide whether or not I was to go home. At first I didn’t want to trust him, but after praying and talking with my parents, I decided to give him my life. I prayed for him to reveal what his will was. After praying for about two weeks, I heard the Holy Spirit tell me to go back to America. God’s will is better than our own will. The Bible says to “Seek God in all you do and he will direct your path,” ( Proverbs 3: 6). God’s will ended up being for me to be able to go home, but sometimes God’s will is different from our’s. We have to learn to trust that he knows what’s best and let him lead. I know this might sound scary, but it actually turns out to be a relief. We don’t have to carry the burden of having to make big decisions by ourselves.

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