Do you freely Submit to God’s will for your life?

Preparing for Share Your Faith, the Sunday School Class I’m blessed to teach. The main verse today, ” Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,” 2nd Timothy 1:9.

The question came up yesterday at our BBQ why we ended up in Texas instead of going to Michigan where my heart was telling me to go. The verse above answers the question perfectly, because my life isn’t about what I want, it’s about what the Lord wants for me. I desire to be where He wants me, doing what He wants me to do. He died for me, so I live for Him. He has a plan for all of us and it is much greater than anything we could ever plan for ourselves. This is a part of the Christian life, submitting to the will of the Father. Jesus did it as we see in Luke 22:42. I want to be like Him, so I do my best to do it too.

Question of the day: Are you following your heart or are you following the path God has for you? If you’re following your heart and struggle to know the path God has for you, I wonder if that is by choice. Hypothetically I wonder if you knew the difference would you still choose to follow your heart or would you submit? Perhaps the decision to submit should come before you know what the path He has for you will be revealed. Submitting to Jesus is the best thing I’ve ever done. I recommend it to everyone.