Who's the Boss?

Hey Everyone,

Just want to share something I read today... It was a little long, so I'll paraphrase: 

Matthew 16:22-23

Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. "Never, Lord!" he said. "This shall never happen to you!" Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men." 

I know it sounds crazy, but sometimes I try to tell God what to do. Like He needs my help, right? 

We all tend to do this, when we think we know best how our lives should look. But I've found that God knows what He's doing, far more than I do! (An obvious statement, but hey, I gotta remind myself sometimes.) When my parents split up, it changed my life. Now, their split may not have been the best thing, but it led me to be in Master's Commission, which led me to enter a 2nd year leadership position, where I met Ant & Tara, which led me to be part of the Hawaii team, which led me to CWC Milpitas! I would've never imagined my life this way, but that doesn't really matter. Although I was surprised to find the twists & turns my life was taking, God was never surprised by it, not once. That's because He already knew - that was His plan for me all along! As the paintbrush, how am I supposed to know what the final portrait is supposed to look like? That's the Artist's job.

"Bottom line: It's a bad idea to tell God what to do. He's going to do His thing whether you like it or not. It's better to be a rock that He can build on than a stumbling block that He has to remove." 

Just ask Peter.