Don't Waste Time Wondering

"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the

Lord is."

-- (Ephesians 5:17)

Sometimes, believers wring their hands and worry about whether or not
they're praying according to God's will. "Oh, dear me," they say, "I
certainly can't expect God to do something for me that's outside His
will." And they're absolutely right.

But they don't need to waste time standing around looking puzzled. They
need to grab their Bibles and find out what the will of God is.

God has made some very specific promises in His Word and it's His will
to fulfill every one of them in your life. In fact, those promises are
divinely guaranteed by a contract that's been signed in the blood of
Jesus.

Think of it this way. Your Bible is the last will and testament of Jesus
Christ. It is a record of your inheritance. Everything that belongs to
you has been written down in that book and the smartest thing you can do
is to find out what is in it. Don't leave it lying on the coffee table
and hit the floor crying, "Oh, God! Oh, God! I'm searching for the
truth."

Pick up your Bible from the coffee table and find out what belongs to
you! Find out how you need to change to get in line with God's will.

Some people don't do that. They try to change God instead. They'll go on
and on trying to convince God just how badly they hurt or how poor they
are. They'll beg and plead and wheedle, all the while acting as though
they had to somehow change God's mind about the situation. Those folks
are in for a long wait.

God is never going to change. The Bible says He's the same yesterday,
today, and forever. His will is too. So don't waste your time wondering
if your prayers are in line with it. Get the Book and base your prayers
on it. Then you can rest assured the answer is on the way!

-- Kenneth Copeland

SCRIPTURE READING: Proverbs 2:1-12