“Your love is better than life! Therefore my lips will glorify you” (Psalm 63:3).
When the heart is heavy, it reveals that God’s will is not yet the sweetest thing to the soul. It shows that true freedom—the freedom that comes through obedience to the Father—has not yet been fully understood. It is a sign that divine sonship—the privilege of being called a child of the Most High—has not yet been lived out in all its strength and joy.
If the soul accepted in faith everything the Lord allows, even trials would become acts of obedience. Nothing would be in vain. Sincere consent to God’s plan transforms pain into an offering, burdens into surrender, and struggle into communion. This surrender is possible only when the soul walks within God’s mighty Law and keeps His perfect commandments.
It is through this practical, daily, loving obedience that God’s child discovers what it means to be truly free, truly happy. When someone accepts the Father’s will and lives according to His ways, even difficult moments become opportunities for worship. Obeying the Creator’s will is the only way to transform suffering into blessing, and burdens into peace. —Adapted from Henry Edward Manning. Until tomorrow, if the Lord allows.
Pray with me: Lord my God, I acknowledge that my heart is often saddened because I still love my own will more than Yours. Forgive me each time I resist what is right and refuse to see Your will as the greatest good.
Teach me, O Father, to obey You even in trials. I want to surrender everything to You—not only the easy moments, but also the struggles and difficulties. May every suffering I face be transformed into obedience, and may my whole life be a living offering before Your altar. Give me a heart that joyfully consents to Your plan.
O most holy God, I adore and praise You for calling me Your child and giving me the chance to live for You. Your beloved Son is my eternal Prince and Savior. Your mighty Law is the key to true freedom, breaking my chains and drawing me closer to You. Your wonderful commandments are like sure steps along a path of peace and glory. I pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.