HAND YOURSELF OVER TO GOD

"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him", said
Voltaire. The question arises: What sort of a God do we want ? The vast
majority of men and women want God who is a sort of a store-keeper ready to
supply them all those things for which they send in a requisition -- the
wealth of the world, its pleasures and power.
So long as God gives them what they want, God is good. God is loving,
God is wise, and there is none like unto Him. But the moment He refuses to
oblige, He becomes a cruel God, unjust and unkind. His very existence is
questioned or denied.
The God for the majority of us is a "servant", God ready to do our
bidding, eager to satisfy our cravings and caprices the moment they arise.
In plain words, we do not want God's Will to be done. What we desire is
that our will should be done. And the more I succeed in the doing of my
will, the more restless do I grow, the more unhappy and miserable. It is
only God's Will that can restore harmony and order. Until I learn to submit
to the Will of God, even if I reach out to the moon and conquer the stars, I
shall but continue to wander from restlessness to restlessness.