*_🍞Our Daily Bread🍞 24-11-2021_*
*_The Will of God_*
By: *David H. Roper*
_God's will is sometimes hard to follow. He asks us to do the right things. He calls us to endure hardship without complaining; to love awkward people; to heed the voice inside us that says, You mustn't; to take steps we'd rather not take. So, we must tell our souls all day long: "Hey soul, listen up. Be silent: Do what Jesus is asking you to do."_
_"My soul waits in silence for God alone" (Psalm 62:1 nasb). "My soul, wait in silence for God alone" (62:5 nasb). The verses are similar, but different. David says something about his soul; then says something to his soul. "Waits in silence" addresses a decision, a settled state of mind. "Wait in silence" is David stirring his soul to remember that decision._
_David determines to live in silence—quiet submission to God's will. This is our calling as well, the thing for which we were created. We'll be at peace when we've agreed: "Not my will, but yours be done" (Luke 22:42). This is our first and highest calling when we make Him Lord and the source of our deepest pleasure. "I desire to do your will," the psalmist said (Psalm 40:8)._
_We must always ask for God's help, of course, for our "hope comes from him" (62:5). When we ask for His help, He delivers it. God never asks us to do anything He won't or can't do._
```Reflect & Pray```
_When have you thought God's will for you was difficult? How can you live in quiet submission?_
*_I may not always understand Your will, Father, but I ask for help to submit to it. Teach me to trust Your good and faithful character. Please give me a submissive heart.❤️_*
*_Our Daily Bread_*