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The Will of Man Versus The Will of God
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Oliver Mbamara
Recently, I had a need to buy
an item. After searching for a good deal for sometime, I came upon one, which I thought was a very good deal. This deal was so good that I was very glad and excited about obtaining this needed item at such a good price. However, before I stepped out to go pull off this wonderful deal, I got the urge to make a simple but heartfelt request to God. “O God,” I said, “If this is mine, may this deal come true. If it is not thy will, please don’t let the deal pull through.” With that surrendered to God’s will, I went about my business.
As I went ahead to get my money ready, I thought of all the fun and benefits I would enjoy when I purchase my item. Then, I got a call from the seller and he was canceling our deal because he got what he thought was a better deal than the one I had with him. My first reaction was one of disappointment. I tried to talk the seller into going ahead with the deal, but he cared very little about how I felt. As far as he was concerned, he got a better deal and he went for it. In my disappointment I almost queried why the deal failed, but then it dawned on me - the will of God had taken place. I remembered that I had asked God not to let the deal go through if it is not His Will that it should go through.
So, why was I disappointed? Why did I feel cheated? My will to have the item did not go through. The will of God prevailed. Realizing that there could be several reasons why the will of God prevailed, I began to accept the outcome. Gradually, the feeling of disappointment left me and I no longer felt cheated. I could now clearly see the lessons latent in the “failure” of that deal. First, I saw other deals that convinced me that the deal I thought was an exclusively excellent one was not so exclusive or excellent after all. Furthermore, I realized that I needed the money for another immediate expenditure. Additionally, there were other reasons that came up for consideration such as the fact that my taste needed to change.
A few days later, I was in a discussion where the topic had to do with the “The Will of God.” During the week, I had been reminded that the will of man is actually the will of God and vice versa, if only man will understand the law of surrender. I had learnt that if I do my part, then let go and let God, things will eventually turn out according to the Will of God in the end. I had been reminded that to force an outcome, could be likened to a farmer expecting to reap corn from a cocoa tree, or a farmer worrying that the corn-seeds he had sown will turn up bean-seeds at harvest time. I had been reminded that there is more to gain in the acceptance of life than in worrying and insisting in man’s will (which is non-existent in the proper course of things). I had been reminded that if man is to worry about life, it should be about how to align his will with that of God. This is my understanding, but what do you think?
Man’s Will In The Will of God
So, the man of life expects in life
The manifestation of his expectation.
And worries most about his anxiety
Hoping that life would so unfold,
In the manner of his human fancy.
But no sooner than the event occurs
Does man wake up to the realization
That in vain has he worried his heart,
And for nothing has he hoped to gain
In the manifestation of his expectation.
And only when he has learned the law
To surrender and to let things be
To see the meaning behind his life
In small coincidences of greater meanings
Then he knows his will to be same of God.
© 2004 Oliver Mbamara
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Oliver Mbamara is an Administrative Law Judge
with the State of New York. He is also a filmmaker and a Published Poet
and playwright. For more on Oliver, please visit www.olivermbamara.com
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