"Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will stand." Isaiah 14:24
A small food for thought on this Monday night. If God wills something.... so it will be. If I really read and hear what God is saying in Isaiah 14 I am taken aback by the greatness of that truth. "As I have planned it so it will be, and as I have purposed it so it will stand." What God wills to happen so it will be, there is nothing my human self can say or do to manipulate the creators plan to be what I see to be best. The weight of that truth is good.... the burden of "figuring it out" is lifted off my shoulders. God's plan and purpose will be fulfilled no matter what. I tend to make my part as a child of God much more difficult than what it should be. God calls me to just "be" be all His. I am not left with the responsibility of making all the choices for my life... God wills the happenings in my life, my role is to just allow them to happen, and to surrender my whole selfish self to Him. I have been reminded, through God's word and great friends of the sweet Freedom we all have in Christ...the Freedom that comes only from when we stop white knuckling our grip of control and let Gods will happen, because no matter what... God's word says "my plan will be" so... I see it as God calling down saying "sweet child of mine we can do this the hard way or the easy way... both ending with an abundant of undeserved blessings but both having very different looking paths so now choose." God allows us to be apart of the story He has written for each of our lives, coauthor's in a since to our very own stories...each uniquely different and excitingly intriguing. My desire is to be completely His, completely embracing the desires the Lord has put on my heart, pursuing a life that glorifies my heavenly Father. God is given me a magnificent life thus far. I like to think when God put the story together for my life He had full intent in storing by "book" in the "adventure, action, mystery, love, laughter, comdey" section of His heavenly bookstore. I want God to have to create a new section in His library just to store my "story" because it will be that unique. He can store mine and another dear friend of mines story there (you know who you are.... we are basically cut from the same mold) Blessing of a friendship with a friend in another part of the world is totally a God thing!! :-) This friend recently sent me a message saying.... "Our Friendships knows no borders or geographical boundaries.... because we are nomads, free spirits that belong no where yet belong and fit in everywhere.... because the lens through which we see the world is not bound by societal norms but by our love for people, culture, Truth, and all people's desire to know The Truth. We were created this way because we are literally the Lord's chameleons... we can go-go-go and be any and all things to all people. Our ability to adapt is mind-boggling but it is rooted deep in our assurance in Him and where our True Identity lies... we are His aroma, enjoying the fruits of His creation and indulging in His good gifts and people.... we have a heart for people.... Who we are is made up by our spiritual DNA... God is who makes us who we are." The Will of God is Jesus Christ.... God's plan for my life is to "be the feet the of Jesus." My challenge for myself is to take God's word and learn it, know it, live it. Press into God harder than I ever have before and listen. Welcome each new adventure like it's the first one, and to take the challenge from a good friend and be the aroma of Christ to people...all people...God's people. To have the ability to love people, because its not me but Christ that is in me that is exuding His love. My life is blessed.... blessed beyond what I deserve. I pray I never stop giving thanks to my Heavenly Father for the "story" we are writing together... the story of my time on this magnificent beautiful earth my Father single handedly created! :-)
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