How do you make the difficult decisions in your life, especially if they affect other people? How do you make decisions when everyone has different perspectives, different goals, and different ideas? What if you know what the right decision is, but to make it, or require others to make it, breaks trust? In the book of Philemon the right choice was to receive Onesimus with open arms, not as a slave, but as a brother in Christ. The implication was that every slave who believed should be a brother and not property. It would undermine the whole Roman system. Paul, however, didn’t care about provincial customs, cultural taboos, or religious ritual. He cared only for the will of God. If that meant relinquishing his “right” to authority in order to give people the opportunity to do the right thing, giving them the right to fail, he would do it. The reason he could allow people to fail is because he truly believed the sovereignty of God.
God’s will is immutable. God’s will is omnipotent. God’s will is omniscient. God’s will is all powerful. God’s will is holy. God’s will is righteous. God’s will is pure. God’s will is true. God’s will is just. God’s will is good. God’s will is pervasive. As such, God’s will doesn’t need our help, unless he asks for it, and whatever God’s will is, we can’t thwart it. So if Paul let’s someone make a decision, no matter the outcome, God’s will will be accomplished, either now or in the future. Paul said, “God works all things together for good, to those who are called according to His purpose.” The problem arises when there are multiple decisions that are conflicting. It’s mind boggling to think that God works it all together. All we have to do is to open our eyes to see God’s hand at work. Maybe what we need to do in order to see God’s hand at work, is to open ours, and let go…I’m just saying.
By the way. This Sunday in Church we will have a time of open sharing, where people can stand up and voice their heart of Gratitude, and the congregation can rejoice together. Be thinking of what you will share.
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