How does Gods will and my will coincide with His perfect sovereign plan? This is an age old question that has been debated for centuries! I think that if God wanted us to know this concept more clearly, He would have made it more clear in the context of His Word. It would have been black and white.
Since God’s will IS perfect, nothing I can do can mess that up. The cross is the bridge between me and God. The cross closes the gap that sin created. This gap was caused by man’s original sin. But Jesus was victorious! Death, sin, and all evil died that day. For the Christian however, there is victory everyday. I can lay down in my bed at night at the end of a long day, sigh and say “It is well. With my soul. Whatever You want God. My will for Yours.” Praise God my destiny is not determined by my own efforts or when I miss the mark (or sin). Praise Him that when I continually give over my struggles and shortcomings to the Lord, He helps me. He is an on time God.
Well, many of us know it can be more complicated. But at the end of the day, in all my big or small problems, my choices and God’s plan somehow work together to make a Grander Plan. This is something the human mind isn’t meant to fully understand this side of heaven! Ah, now to apply this to my own daily life!
But through it all, and in my struggling times, God’s will is not dependant on my choices. And when it doesn’t work out… when my plans get messed up… Well, it works out! It does every time.
The last thing I am really learning more recently is not to be a people pleaser. Did you know that when your first thought is “What will mom think?” “What will xyz think?” Fill in the blank… That is worshipping them in a way! My pastor told me this. When your first thought is, “What would they think?” Instead of, “What is the best choice here?” Its dangerous!
To put it more simply, God says. “My Child, You are not here for them. You are here for ME first.”