Living Life by Design

Do you ever find yourself in a situation where you know the right thing to do, but you also know that by doing the right thing it could be very difficult and costly? Are you often tempted to take the easy way out?

In Luke 22:39-62, we see that Jesus, as well as being fully God, was fully human. First, he faced the terrible suffering of the cross. He ‘knelt down and prayed’ (v.41), ‘Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done’ (v.42).

Jesus’ humanity is seen in his anguish and his sweat ‘like drops of blood falling to the ground’ (v.44). Despite all the difficulties, he chose God’s will over his own, and ‘an angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him’ (v.43).

None of us will ever face as great a challenge as Jesus faced. But there will be times in our lives when God asks us to choose his will over what we want to do. In every decision…every sacrifice, great or small, ask for God’s strength to choose his will over your own, as Jesus did.