The most meaningful thought from the Sunday lesson this morning was this: Don’t presume I know God’s plans in my life. God desires to direct and bless every part of my life. Yet I often presume to know what is best: were I live, what house to buy, where my kids go to school, how I spend my money, how I spend my free time, the job I work, friends I make and keep, my role at church, and even how church should be. David presumed that surely God wanted him to build a housing for the ark. So David didn’t even talk to God about it (2 Sam 7:1-3).
I’m learning that it is daily prayer and honest seeking of God in my life that is most needed for me. It is through the seeking and asking and searching WITH God that He leads, directs, and reveals His plans for my life and my family. And yes, most often, it is different than what I thought it would or should be. In fact, I’m coming to believe that in everything in my life, God desires to give to us in ways that are “exceeding abundantly above all that we could ask or think” (Ephesians 3:20).
