Saturday, July 21, 2007, 8:56 AM
Don ask God for what you think its good; ask Him for what He thinks its good for you
After this manner therefore pray ye... Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:9,10
A businessman was once very concerned about his ability to sell a warehouse property he owned. Since he has last surveyed the building, vandals had damaged the doors, smashed the windows, and strewn trash throughtout it. The building had been empty for serveral months and needed other repairs due to weather and general lack of maintenance. As the man showed a prospective buyer the building, he took great pains to assure him that he would replace the broken windows, bring in a crew to correct any structural damage, mend the roof, and clean out the garbage. He felt as if he was apologizing at every turn for the condition of the building, but wanted to present the best possiable face on the potential sale.
To his surprise, the buyer finally say to him, "Listen, forget about the repairs. i'm going to build something completely different on this land. I don't want the building. I want the site."
So often we attempt to present to our creator what we think is good--justifying our actions, promising to do better, trying to put the best spin on the state of our souls. In the end, what He wants is us. When we give Him ourselves, He gives us the very best He has.
