Father, Will You? – Your Good Will – May 30th

Father, Will You?
May 30, 2021

Your Good Will

Psalm 25:20-21, ‘Keep watch over me and keep me out of trouble; don’t let me down when I run to You. Use all Your skill to put me together; I wait to see Your finished product.’ (MSG)

We’ve spent this past month exploring the abilities and idiosyncrasies of our options and choices. We’ve taken some time to talk with the Father about His thoughts of what we face and we’ve asked His permissions over our requests. He has pointed out areas to me that I need to work on and also comforted me on some decisions I face where my focus has become askew. He is a good and faithful Father and I think I have come to believe that sometimes He desires us just to turn to Him and talk it over with Him. It doesn’t matter what it is, I think I am learning; He just wants my attention and my willingness to incorporate Him into my life and then the blessing follows.

So, I thought while we are finishing out this month’s series, perhaps we could ask the Father for something also. He longs for His children to come to Him and ask Him for the needs and even the wants that we have. He says in His Word that whatever we ask in His name He will grant. He says we have not because we do not ask. He says if we knock the door will be opened for us. He also reminds us to delight in Him, and then He will give us the desires of our hearts. We learn that as we delight in Him, the desires we once had often transform to the desires He has for us. I think it is confusing because we ask, and He doesn’t answer as we wanted Him to, so we think He hasn’t answered our request at all. But I’ve come to see that because He has my best interest at heart, He often won’t grant a request I asked for because He has something far better for me that I cannot even see or fathom. The Father is capable of all things, and, yes, He can give us what we ask for. But will He? That’s really the question, isn’t it? Will He? Is it in my best interest for Him to grant my request, and if He doesn’t, then I need to accept He won’t answer as I had hoped and He has a purpose for why He didn’t. I think it also matters what the motive behind my request is and am I coming to Him with a proper need and how is the posture of my heart?

So, Father, I know You can, but will You? And if You choose not to, I trust You to answer how best You see fit for my situation. Above all, Father, teach me to wait on You to answer in Your good timing; what is best for me and what is glorifying to Your Kingdom. I can’t wait, Father, to see what You are going to do in and through me because You love me more than I can imagine. Will You, Father? I don’t know, but I am going to trust You to love me so much You will do what is right and best for me. Amen!