I AM WILLING

In Acts 21:14 we read, "Since we could not get Paul to change his mind, we gave up and prayed, "Lord, please make us willing to do what you want."


"Paul and Paul's associates were receiving different messages from the Holy Spirit.  How can this be?  Paul was insistent upon going to Jerusalem.  His friends were saying, "Do not go.  You will be harmed there."  Both sides were firm in their beliefs concerning Paul's trip.  When he would not give in, the disciples gave up and prayed to be willing to do what God wanted.  Were they praying for themselves--or for Paul?  They were praying for God's will to be revealed to all.


"The important fact is they gave up trying to control by convincing Paul and instead prayed.  Not just prayed.  PRAYED.  Just praying suggests that praying is a lesser thing. NOT SO!  Praying is the most important thing a disciple can do.  Whatever is difficult,, burdensome, unfair or seemingly impossible to see clearly, must be placed under prayer.  Only God has the answer, the direction, the timing or the reason.  And so we pray.


"God, I don't completely understand, so I am depending upon you.  Whatever you show me, Lord, whatever you desire of me, Lord, make me willing to accept, or do, or wait upon , that your perfect will might be done.  Amen.


I am still praying this prayer. This old world can become so confusing, as evil seems to lurk around all of our corners.  And what seems  right may not be.  What seems wrong...can it possibly be right?  And so we come to you with our hope in you.  Perhaps this is what you are desiring.  We trust in you.  Please guide the walks we walk, the talk we talk, and the prayers we make to you.  We pray that you are guiding and leading us to the good of your Holiness in the world.  Amen


Jo INMN