| Finding the Way |
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The way of God which He would make us know is always the way of His will. The one business of life is to learn to do that will. We say it lightly in our prayers, “Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.” If our prayer is answered our whole life will be drawn into the divine way. What effect, for example, will God’s way have on our grudges, our unbrotherly feelings, our jealousies, our resentments, our selfishnesses? They must all come into tune with the law of love. So in all life. The way on which God guides us is a way of holiness. It is an ever ascending way, for its terminal is heaven. It is a prayer, therefore, that we must make continually. We must always keep climbing upward. No matter how good you are today, you should be somewhat better tomorrow.
All of us know the way better than we follow it. None of us are as good as our ideals. Knowing the way is not enough – we must walk in it. “If ye know these things,” said the Master, “Happy are ye if ye do them.” We must remember, too, that the Divine guidance is not merely for the spiritual part of our life – for Sundays, for religious exercises – it is for the week days as well, and for all the common paths. Our prayer is that the will of God may be done on earth as it is in heaven. We are to follow the laws of heaven in our earthly affairs, in our business, in our social life, in our friendships, in all of our conduct.
We need never doubt that God’s way leads always to the best things, to the truest and to the most real good. Let no one ever think that the way of the Lord is a mistake, however disappointing to our hopes and schemes it may be. One day we shall know that every divine leading, whatever it may have cost us to follow it, is wise and good. When we insist on our own way instead of God’s, we are always making a mistake, the end of which will be sorrow and hurt.
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