Delays again
More delays in posting. You may be asking yourself "Why?" Okay. Probably not. But I am. I guess it's just been a very crazy two weeks.
God has been really using this time to bring my attention back to where it belongs, and get my attitudes focused on Him. I do want to just mention a couple of items, today. Mainly about money.
When I posted about "money concerns" I was ranting to God. Are we in financial jeapoardy? No. Are going to run out of money? Be homeless? Miss a meal? No, no, no. God has promised to provide, and I am resting on that. My job is stable (as any job is in today's world, anyway) and we are making ends meet just fine. I was letting things get to me, and the spirits of fear and depression were taking full advantage of that.
The point of that post was not to highlight financial concerns, but the fact that I had placed money (and my perceived need for it) above my belief that God is in control.
I have had to come to a defining point in my heart. God is my provider, not this job. Not "a job". If I am obedient, God will put me where he needs me... then provide for my needs while I am there. If that implies that I am to be here, at another job, or even homeless, so be it. God is in control.
If I am to live in Tulsa, Nova Scotia, or somewhere else yet-to-be-thought-of... so be it.
I have to put God's will above my own, otherwise he is not God, he's just that magic genie that we all want in our hip pocket.
But if we think that God is our genie, and not God, the creator of the Universe, we taunt him. It is true that God is the perfect father. He loves us. But as creator, he is in control. We have a free will, and we can exercise it and take control from God, because he lets us. But in doing so, we walk away from God.
I sowed my own fear by not trusting God. And I reaped it in worry, anxiety and heartache. God is not mocked. He is sovreign. But also loving. When I came to know this, I asked forgiveness, and he was gracious with it, as he always has been. He has nevr denied me forgiveness when asked.
Where do you stand with God? Is he a loving God (i.e. the one in control)? Or is he the magic genie that you ask favors of, rub for good luck, and keep around to make your day go smooth?
God has been really using this time to bring my attention back to where it belongs, and get my attitudes focused on Him. I do want to just mention a couple of items, today. Mainly about money.
When I posted about "money concerns" I was ranting to God. Are we in financial jeapoardy? No. Are going to run out of money? Be homeless? Miss a meal? No, no, no. God has promised to provide, and I am resting on that. My job is stable (as any job is in today's world, anyway) and we are making ends meet just fine. I was letting things get to me, and the spirits of fear and depression were taking full advantage of that.
The point of that post was not to highlight financial concerns, but the fact that I had placed money (and my perceived need for it) above my belief that God is in control.
I have had to come to a defining point in my heart. God is my provider, not this job. Not "a job". If I am obedient, God will put me where he needs me... then provide for my needs while I am there. If that implies that I am to be here, at another job, or even homeless, so be it. God is in control.
If I am to live in Tulsa, Nova Scotia, or somewhere else yet-to-be-thought-of... so be it.
I have to put God's will above my own, otherwise he is not God, he's just that magic genie that we all want in our hip pocket.
Gal. 6:7 - Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
But if we think that God is our genie, and not God, the creator of the Universe, we taunt him. It is true that God is the perfect father. He loves us. But as creator, he is in control. We have a free will, and we can exercise it and take control from God, because he lets us. But in doing so, we walk away from God.
I sowed my own fear by not trusting God. And I reaped it in worry, anxiety and heartache. God is not mocked. He is sovreign. But also loving. When I came to know this, I asked forgiveness, and he was gracious with it, as he always has been. He has nevr denied me forgiveness when asked.
Where do you stand with God? Is he a loving God (i.e. the one in control)? Or is he the magic genie that you ask favors of, rub for good luck, and keep around to make your day go smooth?
Matthew 4:7Jesus said to him, "Again, Scripture says, 'Never tempt the Lord your God.'"
posted by Jerry Hanel @ 11/09/2005 08:36:00 AM
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