My Way or His Way?

It's probably My Way when I find myself buying groceries during the peakiest, most busy hour of the afternoon...

...it was probably My Way when I watched TV instead of doing the laundry and my husband had no clean shirts for work...

... or I was sitting in my car in the middle of a traffic jam...

... or my books were overdue at the library and I had to pay fines at the movie rental place...

... or when words came spewing from my mouth and now my friend is no longer speaking to me... or when she needed me and I wasn't there...

... and when I ate sugar and caffeine all those weeks to keep me awake while doing that project I never should have been doing in the first place...

But it's probably His Way when I turned my face toward His and listened...

... and I found myself at the supermarket during a quiet morning before the crowds...

... or when I took the back roads and sailed along in peaceful traffic...

... or the times I returned what I'd borrowed and no fines were due...

... or when I was patient with my friend's idiosyncrasies... and I was there when she called, needing a friend...

... or when I ate right and slept well because I followed my heart and not the tyranny of the oughts and shoulds...

God's Ways do not stress me out... but My Ways do.

God's Ways do not overwhelm and overtax and over-anything else me. His Ways are all-wise and they bring health and peace and take me to the right places at the right time. They lead me to do what needs to be done today and to leave what can be done tomorrow--and to never mix them up. He knows the surprises and interruptions of tomorrow so He's able to get me prepared for them today.

But to follow His Ways I must forsake mine... I must stop thinking My Ways make better sense and will achieve better results.

I do not want to figure things out or glory in the ability of my mind. Many people do, but not me.

I want to glory in Him, His thoughts and in His Ways. In increasing humility, I want Him to lead me in even the smallest of details. I want His wisdom, not mine, because His wisdom takes me to incredible places.

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"If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you." ... Exodus 33:13

"He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is He." ... Deuteronomy 32:4