Psalm 37:3-5

Trust in the LORD and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.  Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.  Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it…

So many times I come face to face with a giant obstacle that is as proportional as me and King Kong. I feel so tiny and helpless. And then I do the most stupid thing in the world. You know the “Man Thing”. I try to beat it, tackle it, jump it, solve it, or fix it all by myself. Most of the time I do this when I know I am right or I feel I have to prove something to someone. I sometimes feel like if I ask for help I will be looked at like a puny little boy who can’t do anything for himself.

Yes, I am that kind of guy who will read the directions only as a last resort. I am sure there are many other guys out there that do the same. I can see it now. If you are a woman reading this I bet you are looking or thinking of your husband or boyfriend and saying, “Hmm Hmm that’s right.” And the men are saying, “That’s why they invented duct tape.” Now I said that this is the “Man Thing” but I see women doing this also. All throughout history we see this happen. We see it over and over again and usually with the same result, failure. Well, that is the point. When I get right down to it, it is not about being right or proving something to someone or feeling helpless. It is about failure. I simply do not want to fail. We simply do not want to fail.

I have a passion for winning. I have a passion for getting the prize making my goal or a goal set by someone else all because I do not want to fail. Now I said that I would do the most stupid thing in the world, and that is failing all by myself. But I would not fail at all if and only if I would always read the instructions (The Bible) everyday and always pray sincerely to God through our Savior Jesus Christ for His will to be done in my life and not my will. That is the hardest prayer to pray because I’m not making the decisions. I bow down and admit that I am, tiny, helpless, puny, and totally submitted and committed to God and His will. If I do this, I cannot fail. I may not get what I want, but when I pray for what He wants for me instead of what I want for me, I will then get what I need and then that need will turn into what I want. And when that happens I make His goal my goal. And that is a prize worth winning.

By Robert Prestwood