Man's Ways and God's Ways

God has a better way of doing things.  “Your thoughts are not my thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.” (Isaiah 55:8).

What I spend my days and weeks thinking about has an enormous impact on my actions.

What am I thinking? As I make my way to work each day, as I’m waiting in the doctor’s office or standing in the grocery store line, in those moments between activities, what do I think about? 

I think this is a good challenge to be cognizant of what my thoughts are.

For, whatever I spend these apparently inconsequential moments thinking about will increase in my life. Few things will have more impact on my life than what I allow to occupy my mind. I should use these times to ponder the ways of God and I will find myself living them.

Lord, teach me to value your way of doing things about all other ways. Help me to surrender my life to you.

Amen.