FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS

I'm thinking the reason accepting God's will is so hard is it so seldom aligns with our want...as we want it.

We want something, not even something for ourselves, we discuss it with our friends and mentor, we are assured that it is a good thing, nothing selfish about it, meets all the spiritual criteria. Then we go for it, and BAM...we fall flat on our face, the job doesn't come through, our partner books, the child doesn't get up and walk, the pet must be put down anyhow.

It's a rude and wonderful awakening when we realize that this, too, is God's will.

This is called surrender...which is simply giving up our idea of what is good and essential, and accepting what is. Period. Accepting, a.k.a., quit resisting.

It is only when we quit resisting that we can begin to deal with what is, just as it is. The difference is we have now opened ourselves to willingness in order for God to lead us through...and the whole picture changes.

We now know that we are no longer in control...in charge...responsible for the outcome. We finally understand that we must follow the leader, and the leader ain't us. Now we work with and for the leader, and wondrous happenings occur...for the benefit of others if we're doing it right. And that's when, where and how our glory begins...with that realization.

Thank You.