Quoth the Roommate

"It so frustrating, I keep praying God would bend His will to mine but it just feels like it's not happening."

This was spoken to me a few nights ago by my roommate, and although I laughed harder than I have in a very long while, I must say the truthfulness of this statement was very refreshing.

For those who are not of a practicing faith perhaps this doesn't sound so strange. However upon reflection I hope you too do catch the comedy of this statement. It took my roommate a few moments of reflection before she caught onto the reason for my sudden outburst of hysteria and why I had fallen out of my seat without control.

The honesty in her remark, although not the words she was intending to say (I do believe) was as I said though, very refreshing. If we were in earnestness all to speak the truth, this is I think what most people would really be praying and hoping for. We are after all selfish beings. We want things done our way and to our liking. It can be difficult to put others before ourselves. And to bend our entire lives to the will of another... in every moment, action, detail... although religion teaches us this is what we should strive for I do not believe it is entirely possible. Even the most perfect person would have moments of failure.

The patience required too is something only few could ever master. We are a society of instant gratification. Should we have to revert to dial up modems I dare say would all be in need of anger management therapy. So when religion tells us that in order to experience the very best the Lord would have for our lives we must wait upon His timing, this can hardly go over well. We begin our attempts at bargaining and hurrying along what we think might be situations acceptable to the Lord... at least in our own opinions.

The very few though who at least are being honest (although perhaps futilely) do not try to scheme or bargain, but instead deal with the issue head on. We want our way, and yet as we are religious we want our will and the Lords to be equal. And thus the statement above is uttered in earnest. "Lord, here is what I want. Please decide that this is what you want for me also." Amen.