His Way

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
 nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are My ways higher than your ways
and My thoughts than your thoughts.” — Isaiah 55:8–9

I'm sure I’ve used the old Frank Sinatra song “My Way” as an example of man’s pride, self-rule, and independence from God, but there’s a lyric in it I almost identify with:

“Regrets, I’ve had a few… but then again, too few to mention.”

I’ve tried to live without regrets—but there is one regret definitely worth mentioning:

I wish I had prayed more—and thought less.

I’m not talking about thoughtless living. Or neglecting preparation, study, or diligence.But less striving in my own understanding… and more sitting at His feet.

More of Mary. Less of Martha.

Jesus loved Martha, but He admonished her that Mary's devotion and attention to Him far outweighed all Martha's busywork. He wanted her to stop trying so hard to produce fruit on her own and connect more to Him—the vine, the source. 

Mary had chosen the better part: devotion over activity, presence over productivity (Luke 10:38–42).

We see the same dynamic playing out in our lives and the life of our nation. 

We celebrate doing. Building. Producing. Achieving.Truth be told, America has seen extraordinary fruit from hard work, ingenuity, and industry.

But we’re also watching the consequences of effort disconnected from God.

Because, as we’ve witnessed,  worldly success without surrender to God leads to moral and cultural decay.History shows it. Scripture warns about it. And right now—we’re watching it.

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In our personal lives—and in our lives as a nation—we don’t need more “my way.”

We need His Way.

America was built on rugged individualism—a strength that formed a nation. But when our declaration of independence from man becomes independence from God, it doesn’t make us stronger… it leaves us untethered.

That’s why this historic moment matters.

With the National Day of Prayer just days behind us and the Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving on May 17,  we are being invited back to the future—historically and biblically. 

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History Repeats Itself

This isn’t new.

When Benjamin Franklin, influenced by George Whitefield, recognized the limits of human wisdom at the Second Continental Congress—on the brink of failure, he called the delegates to begin each day with prayer and quoted Psalm 127:

“Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.”

That realization positioned the new nation for success by anchoring its founding in dependence on God rather than self-reliance.

History and the Bible show us the pattern again and again:

• Under Josiah, the rediscovery of Scripture led to national repentance (2 Kings 22–23).

• Through Ezra and Nehemiah, the people returned to God and rebuilt what had been broken.

• John the Baptizer called a generation to repentance and preparation.

• Revivalists throughout history have called people to prayer, repentance, and a return to God.

God restores when people return.

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In a recent Give Him 15 post, Dutch Sheets pointed out something remarkable:

Four months before the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress called for a national day of humiliation, fasting, and prayer on May 17, 1776—urging the colonies to confess sin, seek God, and ask for His favor.

“Without realizing they were doing so, President Trump and his team chose the exact same date - May 17 - for this year’s “National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise, and Thanksgiving,” rededicating America as one nation under God.

What an incredible confirmation of God’s providential hand leading our President and his team to conduct this gathering.”

This is not just a good idea; it is God-ordained. 

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Return to Our Inheritance

We are renewing America’s covenant with God—one reflected in our nation’s founding as far back as 1607, when Pastor Robert Hunt declared it while planting a cross at Cape Henry, Virginia.

Among multiple scripture declarations, Hunt and his team quoted:

“Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance."—Psalm 33:12

We have an inheritance. But like the prodigal son, we’ve spent seasons squandering it.

And yet, the Father is not standing back with folded arms.

He is running to us as we return to Him.

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Let’s Respond

Right now, we have an unprecedented opportunity—a kairos moment, a God-appointed time—to return to His Way: the way of humility, dependence, prayer, and presence.

Let’s not miss the time of God’s visitation. Let’s press into the most important part of our calling and foundation—connecting with the Father through:

• Personal prayer

• Corporate prayer

• Worship

• Thanksgiving

  
  

Let’s show up—May 7 and May 17—  in prayer, in person, online—  not out of obligation, but hunger for His Way.

Because history shifts when people return to God.

We won’t regret the time we spent in His presence.We’ll regret every opportunity we missed to seek Himand see His will prevail instead of our own.

We need it, America needs it, and the world needs it.