Thought of the Day

So Sunday Shane was teaching on Matthew 6:9-14 which is the Lord's prayer. I decided to read that whole chapter and it is crazy the things you can see when you are not simply reading but soaking up the word.
Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your kingdom come soon. May YOUR will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today the food we need, and forgive us our sins as we have forgiven those who sin against us . And don't let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.

To begin with a few things stick out to me, May YOUR will be done. Do we really want God's will for our lives? Things won't always be easy. We won't always get things to work the way we want them to. But it doesn't say May you make our lives easy, it says May YOUR will be done.

Next, Give us today the food we need. Do we live in faith that God will provide or do we try to make sure everything will work out with a planned life? I admit it is hard for me to not be in control of what happens but perhaps that is the best way. I can make so many things go wrong if I try to control every aspect of my life, I need to give up everything to him and trust that he will give me what I need.

Finally, here is the thing I have a hard time with holding grudges and don't forgive really easily. So in verse 12 it says: and forgive us of our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Then in verse 14-15 it says: If you forgive those who sin against you your heavenly Father will forgive you. BUT if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.

If I hold things against other people, then God is going to hold my mess ups against me.. And of course I screw up a million times a day, and no sin is greater than any other (except blasphemy) so why would I hold myself to a higher standard?
Just some random things floating through my head I thought I would share :) Hope everyone is having a great day and enjoying this beautiful weather