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Page 63 When we adopt this posture, we are recognizing that the Lord may have a different plan for us. Thus we give Him our consent to cut into our plans if He so chooses. To submit under His mighty hand, as Peter says, we are giving Him permission to change our plans, and we will not fight or resist it if He does. Have you ever sensed inside your being that you were trying to force or drive something to happen? This most always means that you are resisting God’s sovereign will. In such times, it is better to take your hands off the situation, and let God do what He wants. When the Lord is driving something, there is a calm poise about it. A certain flowing and ease. The sense of ,human force is not present. In the New Testament, we find Paul exercising this outlook (Rom. 15:32; 1 Cor. 4:19; 16:7). He will often say, ,I plan to visit you shortly, if the Lord wills. Paul submitted everything to God’s sovereign will lest he find himself kicking against the Lord Himself. One of the greatest struggles in the Christian life is found here: It is learning to let go and put matters of personal interest into God’s hands. Learning to do this is a sign of spiritual maturity. A Story in Summary When it comes to non-moral issues such as the decisions I listed at the outset of this chapter (e.g., where to go to school, who to marry, what job to take, how many children to have, etc.), God certainly can