Written by Barb Roose, a contemporary writer. This is an excerpt from her book “Matthew: Pray Like This.”
Do you ever wonder if God hears our prayers and laughs because our prayers sound like we’re calling the shots and telling Him what to do? … Too often, our control-loving mindset looks like “do first, pray later,” which explains why we frequently jump into spaces where God has not called us to be, or we’re too impatient to let God work because we’re worried about the outcome. Our control-loving slogan sounds like “Something needs to be done and I need to do it NOW.” If we can’t see God working in a direction we approve, we’ll get to work with our control-loving tools like micromanaging, interfering, enabling, or stonewalling. We make our plans but forget that God is still the good, loving, sovereign captain of S.S. Humanity.
In their hearts, humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. [Proverbs 16:9]
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