Saturday, November 22, 2014
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Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, 'Who is the LORD?' or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of God." Proverbs 30:7-9
Life is long... Somehow the plans that I make to follow and obey God only last for so long. The resolutions that I make will soon be forgotten and I will return to please myself rather than God. The writer of this proverb wisely pleads with God to remove the things from his life which would cause him to love God less. He was wise to recognize that humans can't be trusted to do what is right if left to their own devices. So much so that we have to remove all options of temptation from our sight, just because we can't control ourselves.
I wonder if I prayed this, that God would really answer my prayer. Its a scary thing to pray but I know that it is 'good'. I guess the scary thing is that I will be held accountable to the words that i pray, without any chance to back out (which is the typical thing that I do...)
I was just thinking this morning about the way to talk to a kid who finds it difficult to accept God's will for his life, and struggling to believe that the plans that God has for him are ultimately 'good'. It is like a kid whose father has promised him the best gift ever, which is not even within the realms of his imagination. but the gift is in a far away location and so the father guides him on his way to get this gift. however along the way, the boy passes by shops and sees things in the shop windows that he desperately wants. he pleads with his father, refusing the let go of the things which he thinks would be so good for him. but the father, knowing what is the gift at the end of the road, knows that these things cant be compared to what he is going to give him. so he withholds these things from the boy. but of course the boy is upset, because he doesn't know what is to come, and all he sees is the 'right now'. It takes faith to believe that what the father says is true, and that the boy would be so much more satisfied/ happy with the gift that he is about to receive after the long journey.
likewise, it is so difficult for me to accept that i can't have some things in life that i want... but this analogy helps me to remember that my Father knows what is best for me. i wonder what is this 'good' that is at the end of the road for me...
A quote from an article i just read :
"The Lord knows we don't really need a new car or an impressive position, but to be conformed to Christ-likeness. He will faithfully provide all we need - the people, the places, the experiences, the things - in order to produce the greatest and most eternally significant fruit in our souls, for his glory."
who knows what God has in store for me? i really have no clue. but i know that it is all in my Fathers hands... Help my unbelief!! :`)
avoid the aliens;
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