Your Good Intentions May Not Be God’s Will

This is our B moment. Our moment to be still…to be fed by the Word of God…to be grateful.

Scripture reference: Romans 8:28 (ESV)

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Today, I am thinking about when our good intentions are still not God’s will.

Recently, I was reading in the first book of Chronicles about when David compared his house to the Lord’s temple. David was talking to the prophet Nathan and he said, “I dwell in a house of cedar, but the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord is under a tent.” It was in David’s heart to build the Lord a temple—not just any temple, but a magnificent temple that would really glorify the Lord.

Nathan listened to David’s desires and then told David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.” That evening, David and Nathan parted ways with what seemed to be a very noble idea. David was planning to pour his heart into building a temple for the Lord.

Yet that same night, the word of the Lord came to Nathan and said, “Tell my servant David, ‘It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in.’” I’m sure David must have experienced some disappointment as his heart was set on building this temple for the Lord. Yet instead of lingering in his own sorrow, he embraced God’s word by saying, “Oh Lord, let the word that you have spoken be established forever.”

Sometimes we can have good intentions that are rooted in the highest good, but they may still not be aligned with God’s will or timing. David teaches us to move to a place of acceptance and to avoid lingering in our ego, sorrow, and disappointment.

If you find yourself in a place of lingering today, remember these words: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good…” Romans 8:28 (ESV)

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So today, accept His will.