SHAPING YOUR WILL TO THE FATHERS
Brother James, OIC
Mar 14:32-46 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
Very recently I had a Garden of Gethsemane experience. I was in a circumstance I didn’t want to be in I just wanted it to go away, I was praying it would, my heart was breaking, my soul was sorrowful unto death. As I prayed my heart was moved from grieving to acceptance with the attitude (Father not my will but Your Will). And I knew whatever happened I would still be His Son working in the Family Business, doing what Jesus trained me to do, doing what pleased our Father.
In this circumstance my Father moved the mountain in the way I was hoping, and this hope was His Perfect Will. The difference between this outcome and past outcomes wherein He through His Permissive Will let me have my stubborn way was the fact I had accepted His decision, His assignment whatever it would be.
In the past I remember years of the “me, me, me” attitude I had with God. I wanted what I wanted” and I wanted God to do what I wanted. There was no thought in me that maybe things I wanted were not the Fathers Will so consequently He knowing I was bound in self willed run riot He would permit me to have my way and go through the same old mess again. All this was to bring me to the brokenness and acceptance in my life needed to bear good fruit in the things He instructed me to do. It doesn’t mean He left me, nor does it mean He removed His protection from me but He would allow me to touch the hot stove again since I ignored the warnings and what should have been to me the obvious results. I was still a baby (carnal) Christian. It is a fact that you truly cannot expect to achieve different results unless you change the way you do them.
It is a must that if you truly desire the life of Christ to be formed within you a willingness to yield to Gods Will found in the Truth of His Word must be a committed decision in your life. God will do the Good Work in you to completion IF you open your heart to know and understand Truth.
Everything I’ve written here is supported fully by rightly understood scripture. But now my hope for you is you search it out and find it.
You and I will always have our Garden of Gethsemane experiences wherein we fear the unknown of Gods Will thinking it will hurt, but think about: could it possibly hurt worse than what you put yourself through and the good news His promises await those on the other side of these tests and His Promises He always delivers to those who in Faith allow His Truth to shape their will to His Will.
