“Our insistence in proving that we are right is mostly always
an indication that there has been some point of disobedience.”
Utmost for His Highest
My wise Grandmother loved barn owls and when I was small and stomped my feet demanding my own way she would say, “Little Jackie, don’t you know that pretty is, as pretty does!” The point, of course, was that I was acting “pretty ugly” and I needed to change my attitude.
As willful as I am in insisting “my own way” and that I am “always” right, God’s simple two-fold purpose for my life has not changed since 1963. (1) Maintain a right relationship with God and (2) Be rightly related to my fellowman with the intent and purpose of seeing them rightly related to Him! I’m to be the stepping-stone for another’s success…whatever the cost, personally.
Pragmatically, to do this, by necessity I need to “choose for myself this day (and every day) whom I will serve.” Joshua 24: 15 This requires that my will is dedicated to only one Master…no divided loyalties…
The Will has been defined as the whole man active!
I cannot give up my will.
I must exercise it.
I must will to obey and die to my selfishness.
I must die to the pride that protects it.
I must will to walk in the light.
When God reveals more light, it is never a question of what He will do, BUT what I will do. My focus should not be on “where is He leading me, BUT where am I in relation to Him! I must will to be loyal to Him…
it’s a choice!
There are only two choices: God’s way or Satan’s way. I always thought there was another choice…”MY WAY”! Spoiler alert…There is no “my way”! The truth is: I choose with my will whom I will serve on any given day. My will submits to God’s will or Satan’s will. “The right choice manifests a huge dividend in God’s grace and blessing. The woman “who does not desire the highest state of grace, does not desire any”. It all hinges on the Master you choose to serve…
Which master will it be today?
~Jackie Johnson - I am a former tribal missionary to the Kuna Indians on the Colombian border in Central America. Fluent in several languages, my husband and I currently pastor a Spanish-speaking church in Southern California. My passion is mentoring and equipping dedicated young women for life, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. I am the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of three Princesses and four young Knights.
