Who's in charge, anyway???

Sometimes, kids can be funny. I remember when my youngest child was a toddler - he was getting into something that he shouldn't, so as a typical parent, I told him to stop. I will never forget the first time he looked at me, very sternly and said "No, you stop!"

The first time it happens, it's really kind of cute, but after that... not so much. I remember thinking - how can this child, that can't tie his own shoes, prepare a meal for himself... this child that is so dependent upon me for everything really think that he can tell me what to do?

When you think about it, sometimes that mirrors our own relationship with God. Have you ever prayed where you're basically telling God what to do? Is that the way that it's supposed to work? The Bible is very clear that God knows what we need at any particular time - so I'm not saying that we shouldn't ask... the Bible is very clear that we should ask.

The question is... what should we be asking?

When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, He was very clear:

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

 Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil (Matthew 6:9)

The main point of this model pray is that God's will be done on earth. Our desire is that God's will should be done. Everything else is a reminder of His word - that He would supply our need - like He did when the Children were in the wilderness... God Provided manna... daily. God is faithful to believe. God has no desire that we sin or perish...

This week, let us spend time reading the Bible to understand the character of God, and pray that His will is done in our lives.