“Faith saith not ‘It is good for me, so God must have sent it’,
but
‘God sent it, so it must be good for me”.
by Phillips Brooks
I kinda struggled with this week’s quote. I think a lot of the time our Christian walk is so centered on ourselves. We are thinking what we should do for God, or how God should work in our lives. We tend to act like we are in control and don’t give the reins over to God. I have a really hard time with that myself.
I have to learn that God has a path, a plan for my life. I have the hardest time just sitting, waiting and listening. I constantly feel as though I need to control the situation. When things don’t go my way I have a bad habit of lashing out, almost acting like a “terrible two-year old.” Tears and angry comments sometimes get in the way of seeing that maybe the situation didn’t go my way because it wasn’t God’s plan.
God has a plan for me, God has a path, and He has a destination. I just have to get over myself and know that God is out there for my good. Sometimes I constantly struggle with why I should worship God, why He even bothered to give us free will when we need to choose to worship and believe in Him to go to Heaven. But then I realize that it is just more than choosing whether or not to believe. It is choosing to really grow in that relationship, to develop and fully come into his presence.
I think of God a lot as a father. I am his child and there is nothing I can do to get around that. I could choose not to associate with my father, my creator, if I wanted to, but he would still be my father. Or, I can accept him as my father and choose to learn from him, to play baseball with him, to learn how to grill, to listen to his stories and watch him work. If I chose not to accept my father I would be missing out on all these experiences, and even more important, I would be missing out on a loving relationship.
To view other perspectives on this In Other Words quote, please visit our hostess this week Kathryn @ Expectant Hearts.
"But then I realize that it is just more than choosing whether or not to believe. It is choosing to really grow in that relationship, to develop and fully come into his presence."
ReplyDeleteSo many people out there miss that point and so they miss out on the blessing that God has waiting for them if they fully come to Him. Great post for today's quote! :-)
I can so relate to what you said here. Sometimes I just want to take over the reigns - all with good intentions of course! It is, indeed, so very hard to "Let go and Let God."
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing so honestly from your heart. I am sure that many other can relate as well.
Missie, you took such a different perspective in sharing about this quote! I love it. My post is finally up, I hope you get a chance to go over and check it out.
ReplyDeleteFor someone who struggled with this quote, you sure gave us some good words of wisdom.
ReplyDeleteI am God’s child and need to let him guide. I will stop, be silent, listen and follow.
Amen, babe.