[Monday's Devotional] - Don't ask me what I think of you

I recently watched a programme on TV about the group Fleetwood Mac.  They are a band that I quite liked in their heyday some years ago, and I still do.  One of their songs in particular I always enjoyed, and somehow it seemed to speak to me years before I finally accepted our Lord Jesus into my life.  The song was Oh Well – Part 1.  It was mainly instrumental but there were two short verses, the second one struck a chord with me and at the time, though I had no real idea why.  Even though I had been brought up in a Christian family we were not great church-goers and didn't really think much about it.

The verse went as follows:

When I talked to God I knew he'd understand,

He said sit by me and I'll be your guiding hand.

But don't ask me what I think of you,

I might not give the answer that you want me to.

Oh well, that's no big surprise in one way as far as I'm concerned.  I have met one or two over the years with a 'holier than thou' attitude, but they seem to be fairly rare.  And I've never rated myself that highly by any standards.  In fact, I often find myself wondering why he would choose me in the first place.  I sort of "toddle along" and hope I'm doing alright, trying to live up to Jesus' standard in some way – but it isn't easy and nobody ever said it would be.

So let the Lord be your guiding hand but don't ask Him what he thinks of you. He will probably smile and tell you to carry on and do your best.

Jim Finch