Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. — Psalm 143:10
There were many difficult conversations that my parents had with me growing up. While I don’t remember all the situations and circumstances, I do remember one statement that my dad made to me. He said, “sometimes life gives you difficult lessons to learn.” Hopefully, I learned from the mistake I made to cause him to say that.
It is true that we have many difficult lessons to learn in life. We make decisions and go through actions each day. For every decision, there are consequences. For every action that we take, there are repercussions of them. Some actions and decisions we may make will have lifelong consequences.
While many of these lessons in life may be difficult, perhaps the most difficult lesson in life is learning to follow the will of God. There are countless distractions around us that try to pull us away from following the will of God. It seems that you set out to follow God’s will, but something will try to pull you away.
Not only the distractions but also the battle of our human nature. We have our own desires and our own way of thinking. We chase pleasure, happiness, recognition, and all the things of this world. When we fall to the distractions or our own personal nature, it leaves us learning some of the most difficult lessons in life.
For us to truly follow God’s will, it takes sacrifice and commitment. We must give up chasing our own will and desires and we must commit our lives fully to God. There is no middle ground. Sometimes the will of God is not easy, but it’s always worth it in the end.
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