"Be content and resigned to God's will."
-General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
So often in life I get caught up making big plans for my future, only to have them washed away like sandcastles on the beach by the tide of God's will. I forget sometimes that He has plans too, and that His plans are much bigger and grander than anything I could ever imagine. When this happens, my first instinct is to pity myself and my situation, but God knows better. He assures me that He has a purpose for my life that will be revealed and that is infinitely better than anything I could have possibly planned for myself. For David spoke truth when he wrote, "I will bless the Lord who guides me; even at night my heart instructs me. I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me." (Psalm 16: 7-8)
It is not enough, however, to just accept God's will, I should be content in it as well! I may not always understand why things happen or necessarily be happy about what happens, but ultimately I must remember that it is all according to God's great plan for this world, and take pride in the fact that I am a part of it. Would I not much rather stand before God and those pearly gates one day boasting how I was a part of the success of His plan rather than the failure of my own? Job resigned himself to God's will with a clear heart and he was rewarded, just as I shall be rewarded one day for giving up of myself.
Heavenly Father, may thine will be done, not just in what my heart aches for, but in all things. May I never forget your power and glory; may I never put myself before your will. But in all things guide my heart, in your heart, and align my will with your own. Be with me now and for always. Your will be done. Amen.
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