In sharing with a colleague the other day, about my style of teaching, I explained I try to motivate the students, by letting them know I am walking alongside of them offering help and encouragement with guidance to help them make good choices, giving them tools that they will be able to use for life. I however will not force them to do anything, but will allow them to make bad choices with warning that if they do, there will be consequences for those choices. Ultimately we want them to learn to make good choices for their own good, but through it all we are there for them as they learn.
This made me think about our relationship with Christ, for he also walks alongside of us, never pushing or controlling, but gently leading, with our consent. Loving and teaching with an open hand.
God wants what is best for us, but he created us with a free will. That means that we will have a choice as to the decisions we make, but he is willing and wants to guide us along the way. Many times I have thought I know what is best for me, but have learned through my mistakes to be pliable and flexible to God's leading.
What seems like the right road is fine from our view, but God's view shows danger or a lost opportunity and directs us to on another path for our own good and those around us. When we learn to trust God in his wisdom, not insisting on things being done our way, our life becomes richer and more meaningful each step of the way.
His disciples saw him pray daily and the power he demonstrated as a result, so they asked, Lord teach us to pray and he did. "The Lord's Prayer"Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4.
How about you? Do you have a relationship with your heavenly Father? Are you willing to ask and obey, trusting that he only wants the best for you and me, even when it seems like everything is upside down from our view?
Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP4Kl0Cfywc
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