I have been in church and around “church people” all of my life.  One of the things that I have observed and that really gives me a problem is when people do what they want to do and then call it “God’s Will!”  (As I look back on my life, I can see times and places where I have been guilty of this and the result was I cheated myself of God’s blessing and robbed God of His glory!

It is amazing the manipulations that some of us will go through to make the outcome that we want to become reality and then turn around and call it God’s will.  It may be God’s will or it may not be God’s will!  The truth is:  It is almost always our will!

God has a will and God has a plan for our lives, but He will never force it on us!  He allows us to make decisions and choices and if we are obedient in our decisions and choices, then God’s blessings are able to flow.

Just because you call it God’s will, does not make it God’s will.  I don’t want to play this game, because, I could miss out on something really special that God has for me by convincing myself that it is His will – when really it is not.

Be careful!  God loves you and has an amazing plan for your life.  I have discovered the hard way – just because you call it His will, does not make it His will.  By playing this game, I have cheated myself and missed some amazing blessings that God had in store for me!  If you think about it, you will discover that you have probably done the same!

Don’t beat up on yourself for past mistakes!  Admit them, ask God to forgive you and move on in a right relationship with Him by really seeking and submitting to His will!  Trust me – you will be glad that you did!

You know the old saying that goes:  “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks!”  I guess that now a days, I, as well as some others, would consider myself to be the old dog.  I am not complaining and I am not looking for any sympathy.  I am not as old as some and I don’t consider getting older a bad thing.  In fact, the older I get, the better I get at learning to get the most out of life day by day.

I guess though, if I am an “old dog” that I don’t agree that you can’t teach us “old dogs” some new tricks.  The reality is that I am learning new tricks almost everyday!  In fact, I am finding that the older I get, the better I am and the more excited I am about learning new tricks.

Don’t let anyone sell you a bill of goods that causes you as you get older to get bitter.  Realize that God created you, so that as you get older, you get better if you are loving, trusting and growing in His grace!

Yes I am an old dog and proud of it!  I am also learning some new tricks and I can’t wait to show you what I can do!  Old or young has more to do with a state of mind than with physical years.  Get your spirit right and everything else will follow!

Let God teach you something new – you will be glad that you did!