God's Mysterious Ways

Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Psalms 37:4 KJV

In this journey of faith, I have seen God do strange, mysterious things. I have seen God do what man concluded was impossible and also seen God settle the unbelievable. I have also seen 'delays'; where men had sought God's face for something and it appeared that God was not listening. I have seen men give up after several years of waiting, and I have also seen men hold on tightly to God for several decades, waiting for the fulfilment of a promise made by God to them.

It then appears to me that I cannot claim length of relationship with God or the length of time of praying or seeking God's face as a guarantee that I will get what I have asked for in prayer. I cannot bribe God with long prayers or fastings or quoting a lot of Scriptures and conclude that because I have fasted and prayed for years and memorized several verses, God is bound to give me what I want. Today's extract lays a deep foundation: "delight yourself in the Lord." This is a deep statement. I must eat, drink and live God in my daily living. I must constantly seek his perfect will in my life daily, and follow him closely. I must seek to know his mind on every issue that I face, because he always knows what is best at every point in time. I must take delight in the things that please God. That is the only assurance that guarantees that the desires of my heart shall be granted. When my own desires are already aligned with his will, why will I not get what I want? When all I desire is to please God and bring him glory through my life, why would God not work on my behalf?

Another year has just rolled by, and another one has begun. The old year may have been a tough year for some, and a smooth lovely year for others, but whatever your own experiences may have been, one thing is clear: your walk with God is personal. Your experiences this year are also personal, and your breakthroughs, even if they encourage  others, are also personal. It then means that I cannot concern myself so much with how God is blessing others, but my priority should be discovering and fulfilling God's divine purpose and plan for me.

I take stock of my priorities today. Are they aligned with the things God is doing presently? Am I pursuing my own agenda or God's divine mandate? Have i busied myself with how well others around me are doing, without minding so much how  and where God wants me to be? His time of favour is here.