Riiiiiiiiiigght!
For the last few days i’ve been in a completely bamboozled state of being. Interesting how we can make so many plans for our lives and meanwhile, Abba is up there shaking His Glorious head in bemusement. The All knowing God has majorly different plans for our lives but we’re not too bothered about that, now are we?
We think we can control everything. We’re not even interested in His plan for our lives. Oh sure, we all make a good show of it with each other, “oh i wish I knew Gods will for my life”. Lets be honest here…No your don’t! Cause we’re selfish and self driven and His will usually means self sacrifice and giving, not receiving and being pampered. We want what we want not what He wants us to have.
Anyways, I wanted so many different things for my life and I had this pretty good idea of how to get them, when to get them. To say that this year has proven me soooooooo wrong is the understatement of my 29 years. The Great Master has pulled move after move to show me that I am so incapable of being Him.
You see, I have a very analytical mind. I turn things over and over in my head. My wife calls it mental O.D. I need to figure everything out, see how all the pieces will fit together, all the possible outcomes, all the angles. This makes it very difficult for me to be still and let God handle the heavy lifting.
Don’t get me wrong. God is good; In fact He is super awesome. But you have to agree with me that His way of doing things not to mention His timing are usually quite…well…ridiculous, totally unexpected and most definately not the way we’d do it. Examples. Telling a 90year old geezer that he’s going to have a son. A starving widow to give up her sons last meal to feed a fugitive prophet, telling a coward to lead an army of only 300 men to defeat nations of hundreds of thousands, making a skinny little mulaalo the greatest king of Isreal and the most mindboggling and prepostrous of all examples, saving the world by shedding His Glory & splendour and becoming one of HIs creations, one of us, a Man.
Whats my point. My point is that this year has to have been the most curve ball, exciting, freaky, not exactly-according-to-plan time of my life. So much has happened to me that I honestly can’t say I’m ready to handle. I’m just no where near the man who I need to be to be handle all this stuff. Right now The Master has called me to something thats so ridiculously amazing and yet equally daunting & terrifying. I’m swinging between moments of Praise and Depression. Who needs drugs when you have life?
But this keeps me going:
2 Corinthians 12:9 “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” and Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Isn’t He great. He speaks to me even now as I write this. What a Glorious and Wonderful Master. He knows i need encouragement, He knows i’m scared and full of doubts and He doesn’t condemn or judge. He speaks with authority, love and firmness. He reminds me that He will never leave me nor forsake me. Though the rivers threaten to overflow, though the fires burn hotter, i shall not drown, I shall not even have a whiff of smoke on me. He Himself will lift me with His victorious right arm. And what do i need to do?
Be still and know that He is God, not me.
Shalom
Sitokisi
For me I feel as if God has forgotten me. This year has been too much for me.
@Mudamuli-I hear you. It must be very challenging for you. But it is said, when you think He’s forgotten you, its usually cause He’s hiding you under His wings and He’s busy working in the background. Hang tight.
Ahhh… that Joshua verse is like my life mantra.
I feel you on the analytical mind bit. I have one too, and it’s soo annoying when all your plans backfire.
He is God, and He knows what’s best for us.
Deep stuff as always, bro.
That business of being still can be very hard, but worth it when you find your place of peace.
You have no idea how many curveballs He’s thrown me. But somehow I’ve taken it all in my stride because I know He knows what’s best for Me. Ain’t that just relaxing?
Anyone know grace like me? I feel this post…Trusting Him ain’t easy. I know..
Wabula I feel like if God doesn’t do it I am done for.
That’s one of the keys to walking with the Master. Learning to let go and trust Him. Man, that ain’t easy and there’s no other way but each one of us has to go through it.
It’s like walking on water. We’ve got to first get out of our boats.
this is one of those breathtaking inspiring pieces…excellent excellent.
How i wish I had the courage, the faith to actually let go…Oh Lord my God..Kumbaya…I often pray and then I dont have the strength or courage to open the door…Oh sigh