God is... All-Knowing

Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord,

or instruct the Lord as his counselor?

Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,

and who taught him the right way?

Who was it that taught him knowledge,

or showed him the path of understanding?

Isaiah 40:13–14

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The obvious answer to all these questions is that no one taught the Lord any of these things. Since God knows everything, He does not learn. Not even the highest angel has even one thing he could teach God. Which means that it could not be any more certain, that God doesn’t need you to tell Him anything. He doesn’t need you to explain anything to Him. He doesn’t need your advice or your counsel.

Yet, sometimes we’re tempted to talk to God like He does, aren’t we? In our arrogance, we sometimes want to give God a piece of our mind. We want to explain our situation to Him more fully. We want to tell Him what He should do. We want to put God on trial and ask Him why He isn’t doing this or why He hasn’t already done that. This is nothing more than foolish arrogance.

Don’t lecture God. Don’t allow yourself to think that you know better than Him. Don’t give Him advice. Don’t allow your prayers to become you telling God what He should do. Ask Him for what you need. Ask Him for what you want. But then humbly submit to His better plan. 

That’s the example Jesus left us on the night of His death. He prayed “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will” (Matthew 26:39). ‌‌If Jesus Himself wouldn’t dare to presume that He knew better than God the Father, if Jesus wouldn’t lecture God, advise God, or criticize God… then you shouldn’t either. Don’t do it. Humble yourself under His perfect wisdom and perfect knowledge and trust His plan.