Bargaining with God (Isaiah 55)

It can be hard to fathom having someone who forever and unfailingly has your best interests in view.

Hopefully you have a partner, family, or friends who at least give you a healthy taste of how this feels, but ultimately many of us still operate in this life as though we've always got to be the captains of our own destiny. As such, it can be hard to trust even God in a holistic sense.

If you're like me, you'll occasionally argue your perspective or bargain with God on some aspect of your life or another. But we have to remember that His ways are so far advanced above our ways.

While any conversation with God is good, instead of our short-sighted bargaining, it may be much better to get to a place of abidance and agreement with what God is doing and how He is leading in your life (as opposed to persistently arguing your limited perspective).

God knows you best, He knows the universe around you best, and He is always and unfailingly going to act in your best interest.

So next time you find yourself bargaining, stop for a moment and do some more listening. He's trying to bless you, grow you, and perfectly love you.

May your week be filled with divine conversation marked with an abiding posture from which you may receive blessings well beyond what you could ever have bargained for.

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