Good morning,
Do
you have any idea why you are reading this Monday Minute today? I
certainly have only a foggy idea of who gets this each week and have no
idea what set of circumstances each of us is facing at this point in
time. Each week I keep asking the Lord to give me something that will
help someone, somewhere to look at life through God’s eyes and have a
renewed sense that the God who created each of us is up to something
good for us in time and throughout eternity. It was 65 years ago, as a 9
year old boy, that I was quite certain that the Lord had saved me so
that he could use me as a medical missionary somewhere is South
America. The Lord was very kind and gentle as he led me through years
of discovering that what I thought was a good plan for my life was
actually quite different from what the Lord had designed for me. Now
that I have the privilege of looking back on the road he has taken me so
far, it’s becoming quite clear that my life is not my own. I have ended
up going places and doing things that only a Sovereign God could plan
for someone like me.
You may be tempted to ask me if I know why I
am writing this Monday Minute? I can tell you what I believe the Lord
is telling me to share with you, but what happens from there is up to
God’s plan for each of us. I do know that God is not waiting for me or
you to come up with a plan that he can approve of. I know that God has a
master plan for each of our lives that includes every detail of our
lives including our physical, mental and spiritual well being. I do
know that each of us as sinners needs daily correcting and directing and
that the Lord will be gentle and patient with us if we are willing to
listen to his daily direction and work within the circumstances he has
arranged for us. Sadly, I have also had to learn that if I decide that
what I want is what I am going to do, my Savior is quite capable of
being angry with me and arranging for pain and frustration to become my
steady companions. What I long for tomorrow is that the Lord will guide
me into usefulness, so that I can live another day in faith that will
bring me and some of those around me into a closer walk with our
Savior. I long to see his face. I pray that you do as well.
Jeremiah 10:23
I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan
our own course. 24 So correct me, Lord, but please be gentle. Do not
correct me in anger, for I would die.
Roy Wisner
