Submitting to God's will

Submitting to God is often the hardest of all tasks yet it is the most necessary if we are to be exalted to fellowship with God and enjoy the highest development of our facilities and powers.

Selfishness always tends to degrade- its exercise tends to dwarf and blight the finest things in our character. The more our souls run out Godward, the more like Him the happier we become, and the more useful we are. Unselfish devotion to a kind, generous service toward God and our fellowmen enriches the heart and life as nothing else can do and leads the way to happiness, peace and contentment which makes one truly blessed.

What is submission to God? It is our will acting with God instead of against Him. The submitted will is an active, vital, powerful will acting in conjunction with God's will and directed by His will. It is not that we losing our will, but it is turning our will into the right channels so that we shall desire God's will. It joins our strength with God's strength and being directed by him into the most effective channels, it can accomplish what would be not possible for it to accomplish without being surrendered. Our will should speak only after God's will speaks, it should echo the same thing. Thus shall we become workers together with God in the accomplishment of His Grand and glorious purpose.

Contrast Man's will. It is naturally selfish--not easy to submit to the will of another without strong motive that implies it to submit. Man loves to have his own way.

God's Will is never selfish--always benevolent, kind, helpful, generous.

Why is it necessary to follow and God's will?

Paves the way for the development of man's five qualities within us, which are most worth developing and which enable us most when they are developed.

The more like Him we become when our souls run out Godward, the happier and more useful we are to the church--to the community and to God.

Unselfish devotion to benevolent service toward God and toward men enriches the heart and life as nothing else can do and leads the way to happiness, peace and contentment which makes one truly blessed.

The more fully we are submitted to His will the more we can do it cheerfully and the sweeter and richer will be the joy. Reluctant obedience to God is never real obedience.

When the heart responds to God willingly and cheerfully, the power of such service to make one happy is realized.

(To be continued next issue)

Si Pastor Barro ay maririnig bawat Linggo, mula 10:30 ng umaga, sa Ibaraki Christian Center, c/o Friends International Mart, 1-5-3 Amakubo, Tsukuba City, Tel. no. 090-4590-1463 o 0476-93-2956.