What Do You Do When God’s Will Is Different Than What You Are Praying For?
Pray for the each campus to be a holy nation
Psalm 99 verses 6-9 read, “ 6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel was among those who called on his name; they called on the LORD and he answered them. 7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.” (NIV 1984)
Moses, Aaron, and Samuel were among the priests God had chosen. Moses was a mediator between God and Israel. He brought the Ten Commandments. Aaron interceded for Israel day and night. Samuel anointed kings and served his people with prayers. God answered them when they called to him.
Our God is a God who answers prayers. God has been hearing our prayers. But he answers according to his will. He surely answers. There are prayers that I want answered. I want to have 12 growing disciples and 5 Bible teachers and lots of co-workers and 3 shepherds sharing sincere common life at the Bible house, with daily bread and discipleship going on each day and being surrounded by people who are eager to know Christ and grow as shepherds of God’s flock. This is what I want and this is what I pray for, but is it happening? In some ways it is and in other ways it is not. Does that mean that God is not answering our prayer? No. He his listening. It only means that God’s will for me and my family is different than what we want. God seems to have a monastic role for us. He seems to want to showcase to the world what a Christian family can be struggling to build up a church from the ground up. He seems to want us to love Jesus and love Jesus alone apart from the “extras” of a growing congregation. It is so hard to accept that God’s will is not what we were praying for. But there are times when we need to let go and let God.
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