Seeking His Will...

The only way to know the will of God is to be patient, attentively seeking God out. Knowing what He commands: to seek justice, love mercy, and humbly walk with Him is a start. Loving God and our neighbors is a good pattern to follow. And doing what you know is right, will most certainly, help you know during the process. When you abandon these principles, and base your actions on your emotions, you’ll probably end up regretting it, most likely at the expense of others. Taking matters into your own hands rarely works out. Peter often learned this the hard way. Our will rarely matches His will when it is governed by our emotions. Feelings are real, but often overrated.

1 After saying these things, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley with His disciples and entered a grove of olive trees. 2 Judas, the betrayer, knew this place, because Jesus had often gone there with His disciples. 3 The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him. Now with blazing torches, lanterns, and weapons, they arrived at the olive grove.4 Jesus fully realized all that was going to happen to Him, so He stepped forward to meet them. “Who are you looking for?” He asked.5 “Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied.“I AM He,” Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed Him, was standing with them.) 6 As Jesus said “I AM He,” they all drew back and fell to the ground! 7 Once more He asked them, “Who are you looking for?”And again they replied, “Jesus the Nazarene.”8 “I told you that I AM He,” Jesus said. “And since I am the One you want, let these others go.”9 He did this to fulfill His own statement: “I did not lose a single one of those You have given Me.”10 Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave. 11 But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given Me?” John 18:1-11