"heart-search"

Paul and Silas were prevented twice, from going to their desired venue, to preach the gospel. This time, this was not done by the devil, but by God Himself. This was because He ( the Lord) had purposed that they go to Macedonia. I believe that in those times of disappointment, Paul and Silas would have been frustrated. However, so far we have committed our ways to the Lord, we must remain in His will.

Sometimes our plans don't work the way we would have liked them to. However, the Lord calls us to trust in Him and fully avail ourselves to His will. He tells us in John 15: 18-21, that we are not of this world because He has chosen us out of this world. We must understand that we live by His rules and not ours, or those of the world. I think its hard for us to accept this sometimes because everything around us lives in tandem with the rules of the world. This brings me to recall the scripture where the Lord commands us to set our hearts on things above and not on things of this world. The question I believe we need to ask ourselves in times of disappointment is: " why am I really disappointed?". If we believe that God runs our lives, then we should still have smiles on our faces. Today, let us dive deep into ourselves and search our hearts.