Father Knows Best (Put Thy Will Before My Will)

“Then they said ‘Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches to the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.’

But the Lord came down to look at the city and the tower they were building,’ Look!’ he said, ‘ the people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing the set out to do will be impossible for them! Come, let’s go go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won’t be able to understand each other.” [Gen. 11:4-7 (NLT)]

Some of us may recognize this as the story of “the Tower of Babel.” Which, at that time, there was only one language.

This was another story that confused me for a long time. God wants us to succeed right? So why did he stop the people from accomplishing their goal? Especially when they could have been famous! All I can say is I’m glad I no longer think this way.

How many celebrities are there that have fame and abundant earthly riches, but they are in GRAVE danger of HAVING NOTHING in the next world? More than a few, right?

I was flipping through the channels one afternoon, when I caught a glimpse of the “Dr. Phil” show. In the hot seat was a man whose life was being ruined by major debt from constant try-and-fail attempts at get-rich-quick schemes. The man said he was very religious, and that he always prayed for his next attempt at business to be successful.

“ You’ve tried over thirty times and never succeeded.” said Dr. Phil. “Don’t you think he’s trying to tell you something?”

Christians, how many times when we ask “Thy will be done” do we really mean “MY will be done”? Have you ever felt that God REALLY wasn’t rewarding you for following him faithfully… or was it just not in the way you wanted him to?

“ In that way, the Lord scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city.” [Gen. 11:8 (NLT)]

Christians, God’s TRULY WONDERFUL plan for the world didn’t involve a tower. Maybe God’s TRULY WONDERFUL PLAN FOR YOU doesn’t always involve what you think it should either.

“ Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.”

[Prov. 3:5-6 (NLT)]

May the Lord’s guidance be with you all,