Freedom involves trust and obedience inside a relationship of love.
Trust is the fruit of a relationship in which you are loved.
Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown.
Very true statements, too bad I didn’t think them up myself. They all have to do with something that has been on my mind lately though. It has been involving Gods best. What is it and how do you define it? It makes me laugh when we try to imagine God and His greatness, us with our finite understanding. Who do we think we are to say that Gods best is defined as fill in the blank. We do not and will not ever understand Gods thinking and His ways.
It frustrates me when I think I know that God is going to do something in my life, well because I have it all figured out how He is going to do it. I hate doing it, putting Him in this stereotype. If it doesn’t happen the way I thought it was going to happen then I end up disappointed even though I know I should not be. What I have to learn to do is close my eyes and be lead. I must give up those thoughts of what and how I think my life is going to be. It is not going to happen how I think it is. I desire Gods best but since I don’t know what it is I guess my desire is God alone. I want to do the right thing, obey Him, and love Him. I want to not be distracted by thinking about what could or should happen in my life. It is NOT for me to decide. I must obey Him have trust in Him. In order for me to grow I must also follow Him from what I think to what I don’t know. It is not going to be that I step out into the unknown and it all becomes suddenly clear, it is probably going to be going from unfamiliar to uncomfortable. But there I go putting it into something that my mind thinks.
There are lots of things that I wish could happen in my life, but do you know what is so awesome?! If they don’t happen, I am okay with that. In fact I am more than okay with it, I am excited. Why? Because that means God is working in my life. That means that He is in control. Because I love Him I trust Him. I want Him to use me and to make me grow. In order to grow I must be changed. I know the risk, at least what I can see as risks, and I am willing to take them. I am willing to surrender everything to Him so that there is nothing holding me back. God knows what I desire and it is HIM.
Trust is the fruit of a relationship in which you are loved.
Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown.
Very true statements, too bad I didn’t think them up myself. They all have to do with something that has been on my mind lately though. It has been involving Gods best. What is it and how do you define it? It makes me laugh when we try to imagine God and His greatness, us with our finite understanding. Who do we think we are to say that Gods best is defined as fill in the blank. We do not and will not ever understand Gods thinking and His ways.
It frustrates me when I think I know that God is going to do something in my life, well because I have it all figured out how He is going to do it. I hate doing it, putting Him in this stereotype. If it doesn’t happen the way I thought it was going to happen then I end up disappointed even though I know I should not be. What I have to learn to do is close my eyes and be lead. I must give up those thoughts of what and how I think my life is going to be. It is not going to happen how I think it is. I desire Gods best but since I don’t know what it is I guess my desire is God alone. I want to do the right thing, obey Him, and love Him. I want to not be distracted by thinking about what could or should happen in my life. It is NOT for me to decide. I must obey Him have trust in Him. In order for me to grow I must also follow Him from what I think to what I don’t know. It is not going to be that I step out into the unknown and it all becomes suddenly clear, it is probably going to be going from unfamiliar to uncomfortable. But there I go putting it into something that my mind thinks.
There are lots of things that I wish could happen in my life, but do you know what is so awesome?! If they don’t happen, I am okay with that. In fact I am more than okay with it, I am excited. Why? Because that means God is working in my life. That means that He is in control. Because I love Him I trust Him. I want Him to use me and to make me grow. In order to grow I must be changed. I know the risk, at least what I can see as risks, and I am willing to take them. I am willing to surrender everything to Him so that there is nothing holding me back. God knows what I desire and it is HIM.
