The Rolling Stones used to sing the song, “You Can’t always get what you want”. I have always disliked that band, and their satanic influence, but this particular song does state a truth. We in our vanity sometimes think we have everything figured out, and then we find that we don’t know much of anything and sure do not control anything. All things considered it is pretty dumb to boast about tomorrow, because tomorrow may not come, and if it does, it may not yield what we think it will.
I am of the opinion that we should not cry over spilled milk. If things turn out different than what we want, we should accept it and move on.
To me it is like getting mad because it rains and spoils your picnic.
Getting mad is useless and does not change a thing. It is sometimes difficult to accept that our plan may not be God’s plan, but very often that is the case. Can we go against the will of God and win?
Surely not. I once had a hunting partner that stated something very profound and I have never forgotten it. I was lamenting the fact that I had missed an opportunity of a lifetime to take a big buck that I had been relentlessly pursuing for weeks. The deer was heading right for me and instead of waiting for him to get closer, I shifted my position. The wise old buck saw me move and bolted away. I came back to camp in a tizzy. I was not happy and railed incessantly for hours about it. My partner just looked at me and smiled and said, “If it is for you, it is for you. If it is not, it is not”.
I have said that over and over again to myself through the years when things do not turn out as I want in spite of my best efforts. In a nutshell I guess we should just accept our lot in life and thank God for everything He has blessed us with at every opportunity.
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James 4:13
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and
such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell and make a profit”;
whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is
your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.”
December 2, 2014 – Click here to listen