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God’s Will
January 26, 2010
A suggestion was made during our last core team meeting to create a discussion blog as a way to recap the topic of the week, fill-in those who couldn’t make the meeting, and provide a discussion forum for the weekly challenge. Please give feedback on facebook and the website as well as to the core team when we meet about what you like and dislike about this idea. Here we go for the inaugural Keysis blog.
God’s Will – Proverbs 16: 1-7
I’m sure that this topic is not one unheard of to your everyday cookie cutter Catholic, but truly understanding and accepting God’s Will in its completeness may not be so common. Maybe our faith is not as strong as we think it should be. Maybe we have yet to hear God’s voice in the clouds. Maybe we just simply haven’t tried to understand because we think that it is too complicated.
Not too long ago there was a high school senior who was very active in his youth group and parish community. He was your All-American kid: good grades, didn’t drink, team captain, & the prom king. Everything a mother could ask for. He felt confident in his faith and personal relationship with God.
Once in college, he met a group of kids who attended weekly Mass and he started to go with them. As the year went on, he started to replace these kids with a more popular crowd. He still continued to attend Mass weekly, he was a cradle Catholic you know. These new friends of his were good kids, but constantly pushed the boundaries of the straight and narrow. The constant scene of bad influences slowly created a downhill spiral: finding weak excuses to skip weekly Mass, forgetting others to look out for #1, forgetting family, and eventually cheating on his girlfriend.
The last event was a wake-up call, “How had I gotten so far off track?” I started attending weekly Mass consistently again and even attended an extra Mission that was taking place at the parish I attended. After graduation, I chaperoned a high school service trip that my brother wanted me to attend with him. And it was Amazing! It had such an impact that after moving to Decatur, I sought out an opportunity to help with the youth and still love every minute of it.
Now what does that have to do with God’s Will? God’s Will is not some heavenly proclamation, but instead, a series of tiny events. Neither my fall nor my rise occurred because of one choice. Rather, the collection of choices either dimmed or brightened the image of God’s Will in my heart. You have to ask for guidance in prayer, of course, but more importantly to have to “ACT” and “DO” with love and service. Not every friend or acquaintance you have is going to be a good person, but with a strong support system the majority of your work will be good and holy.
That was my mistake: I cut off my support and life got out of hand. My brother brought me back. Who is your “go to” friend in faith? When the road get hard and you get lost, and it will happen, where will you turn to get back on track. God’s Will is not about the destination; it is about the journey.
