Accepting God's Will In Ourlives - Part 1

For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. – Isaiah 55:9 (NLT)

I grew up as a tomboy girl. I didn’t quite like to mingle with girls when I was at school. I found that girls were a bit hard to make friends with back then. They liked to stay in their group. if we were not as pretty or as rich or anything that didn’t meet their standard, they excluded us in their circle of friends. While with boys they just played with whoever. They didn’t choose their friends based on looks or what types of car our parents drove. These memories stayed with me until I became an adult. So, when I was pregnant with Faith, my eldest, I was wanting really badly to have a baby boy. 

In the first few weeks of my pregnancy, I kept my hope high for this baby to be a boy. Then in week 20 of my pregnancy I needed to do a detailed ultrasound including to know the gender of the baby. I was a bit sad when the staff lady said it was a baby girl. I didn’t show it to my husband, Rical and to the lady, but my heart was very disappointed. For few days I tried to deal with myself, but I couldn’t get over it.

About a week after the ultrasound, while I was working at my office, suddenly I had a bleeding. I was terrified and ran quickly to my obstetrician for an urgent check. Doctor said, so far it was ok. He advised me not to do a lot of physical activity and to take as much rest as possible. As I followed what the doctor said, the bleeding slowly stopped until about a week. But my heart was still sad about the gender of my baby. I lost a little bit of my excitement to see my baby although I had tried to deal with myself that any gender was a gift from God. I should accept it with a grateful heart.

Approximately 4 weeks later, suddenly I had a heavy bleeding again and it kept coming out. This time was quite heavy and I was really terrified. It was on Saturday morning so I couldn’t go to my obstetrician. My only reaction was to go to the emergency room and get it checked. However Rical asked us to pray together first. After praying he asked me to lie down on the bed for a few hours and see if the bleeding stopped. If it did not stop then we would have to go to the emergency room. As I lied down I kept praying and asked God why this thing happened? Surprisingly He answered me! He told me, “Because you have rejected her.” I was so shocked to hear His tender voice. I then cried to Him for forgiveness. Though I never told Rical about my disappointment, He knew what was inside my heart.

Quickly I proclaimed out loud on my bed saying I love my baby, I love the baby in my womb. I accept you, my beloved baby, because you are the gift from God. I said it out loud over and over. I also asked forgiveness from God because I have rejected her being a baby girl. Miraculously, the bleeding stopped right away and I never experienced bleeding again until I delivered her full term. 

Faith now has grown to be a very beautiful and smart girl. God has given her many special gifts. Surely I can see God’s plan in her life. I am so grateful to have her as my first child. 

Many times our will is different from God’s will. What we think is good is not necessarily His best plan for us. He is the author of our lives. It is very important for us to align our will with His. He cares for us and He wants the best for us. 

Accepting His will also means that we submit our lives into the obedient of God. Sometimes we do not like the option, or it is too painful, or it is too difficult for us to go through it. But this is the only way we can grow mature in Christ. Our purpose in this life is to live for Him and not to live for our own comfort and pleasure.

Why don’t we agree with God in His plan by accepting His will with a grateful heart?

I hope this simple message will encourage you.