Wednesday - God's Will

On Wednesday - the third statement of the Lord's Prayer: Your will be done.

Sometimes it's hard to know what God's will is.

I think I know many of the daily things I need to do: love God, love others, be compassionate, be faithful, don't get wrapped up in all the stuff the world has to offer.

I also think I know some of the bigger picture: Eventually all this will come to an end, Jesus will return to gather all those who belong to him, we will be a family with God for eternity.

It's the things in between those two that are hard to fathom at times. What does God want me to do? What does he want for my family? I honestly don't know any of the specifics, but I do know he wants us to be productive and grow.

I really like this parable...

Jesus taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”

Jesus goes on to explain it:

Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? The farmer sows the word. Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”

God, help me to clearly hear what you have to say in your word and accept it. I want to be productive.