Happy last Sunday of the year 2021. Thank God for sparing our lives to see this day. Yesterday, I wrote about a man who was given a permissive will which eventually claimed his life. Like I said, our parents know more than we do. They try every possible means to protect us from danger. But when we don't cooperate with them, how can we fulfill destiny in life? How do we not end our lives like the man we read about?

As young adults, sometimes we feel we are too wise to receive advice from anyone. I want you to know that one must not live life that way. We must live under the control of someone who knows more than we do. A mother hen who has just hatched her eggs is usually locked in a cage to keep the chicks away from Hawks. The mother hen will not like the way it is locked up but we humans know that if it is released, almost all the chicks will be devoured by birds.

Our parents give counsel to us concerning our career to choose courses that will be relevant in the future. It may be in choosing a life partner. Remember that they have been married and wouldn't marry your partner. So please, whatever advice is given, think deeply about it and do the right thing. They won't live with you in your home when your partner begins to misbehave. You alone will bear every consequence of your wrong choice. They will only come once in a while to comfort you and remind you of their earlier warnings. May we need regret in life.

Our heavenly Father is also very much interested in our lives. He loves watching over you and me to keep us from troubles. His will for us is good. Going outside his will and seeking for a permissive will is like going into the devil's trap. Hold on Him. Seek to know his will in whatever you want to do. Before you go into that career, seek to know His mind concerning that course. Before you venture into that business, know His mind concerning it. Before you marry that person, pray to know if he/ she is the one. Before you even rent that house, pray to God to know any hidden thing about it. This might sound ridiculous. It reminds me of a man who was about to get married. He needed a house as part of the requirements before getting married. He secured a place and told his fiance about it. She was not convenient with the house and advised that they pray more about the place.

The man thought God wasn't interested in the house he wants to live and paid the rent for two years. He left his parents' home and moved into his new apartment. The first night in the house, a bird began to make a loud voice behind his window and could not sleep. He complained to the landlord of the house but the landlord said there was nothing like that in his house. He became spiritually dry and empty. Unknowing to him that it was the landlord that was responsible for the bird behind his window. The bird was to suck him dry spiritually so that he could be used for ritual. He was kidnapped by the landlord's boys and taken to the dungeon. If not for the timely prayers of his fiance, he would have died just like that.

Let's acknowledge God in whatever we want to do and He will direct our paths. He is interested in all our steps and it's going to be well with us.

Have a great day.

Boluwatife writes 🖌️