Some of us believe
We can tell God what to do,
We tell Him How we see it
And He must agree with our view.
We even quote the Word
And take it out of context
And when there’s no desired outcome
We might even get vex.
We go to God with information
That perhaps He doesn’t know
And then we bargain with Him
As to how the matter must go.
We remind Him of His Word
And advise that He must keep it
And we call in as our witnesses
His Son and Holy Spirit.
Of course we wait on the Lord
To do what we demand of Him
“Your will be done,” we may even say
But the chances of that are slim.
It’s our will that really matters
We have already told God so,
By the way that we petition Him
That’s all He needs to know.
How the roles have changed
Between the Creator and the creature!
The creature becomes the creator
This is a regular feature.
I think we are spiritually deluded
When we approach God like this,
I would advise any believer
From such behavior desist.
That’s not praying by faith
Neither praying with assurance,
That is disrespecting God
And he demands our repentance.
Take another look if you may
At the model prayer Christ taught,
It starts out by reverencing God
That’s the first essential thought.
Thereafter we bring our requests
Bearing in mind He knows what’s best
Then patiently waiting on God
Presents our greatest test.
How we delight to nag
And beg and beseech and implore!
Yet we’ve put it in the Lord’s hand
And confess we can do no more.
“I have faith,” we often boast,
“That God will come through for me.”
But if the outcome is undesired
We go on an excuse spree.
We should have prayed and fasted,
We didn’t pray enough,
Maybe someone had sinned
And remarks of similar stuff.
Yet we recognize God as Sovereign
He knows and does what’s best
But when it doesn’t fit our agenda
We cannot let it rest.
At the end of our faith is trust
Regardless of the outcome,
Trust in God and in His Spirit
And trust in His beloved Son.
A child makes a request of a parent
But that parent has to decide
Considering the overall picture
Whether to grant that request or deny.
Similarly it is with our Heavenly Father
We must leave our requests with him
And regardless of the outcome
Remember that unbelief is a sin.
Stewart Russell © June 2018
