Ever feel like a square peg trying to be crammed into a round hole? I do often! I frequently question God on His choice of me. There are others more qualified, more charismatic, better preachers, etc.
And in His infinite patience, He says, "But I chose you and I have my reasons."
God has such a perspective that I may never understand. All I do is submit and say, "Yes Lord, I will follow you to the ends of the earth", or in my case, Colombia.
Am I unique? Sure. I have been a carpenter, a designer, an architectural engineer, an electrical engineer, a civil engineer, a manager, a minister, and a missionary. So, what's next? Am I done with titles?
What or who am I, Lord? "My son and that is all I ask of you."
A friend showed me this thought and I think it is a perfect way of expressing the way I often feel.
“My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.” - Thomas Merton from Thoughts in Solitude
Overqualified to do a task, underqualified to do the work, and grateful to be chosen!
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Our patience or His?
"I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry."
Psalm 40:1
My interpretation in today's world. "I threw a temper tantrum; and God patiently heard my wining."
God knows our hearts and desires and listens to our complaints both good and bad. He answers in His timing and in His way.
Who can wait patiently for anything in an age of technology and fast everything? (Food, information, service, etc...) We are in the age of impatient winers. Maybe Moses could relate. Are we there, yet?
To understand God's timing would require understanding all of who God is! Why does God heal one person immediately and years or not all for others? Does He love one over the other? No, He loves equally and doesn't show favoritism. It's a concept that is hard for most people to imagine. He IS way too much for our minds to fully comprehend.
He WAS, He IS, and He forever SHALL BE!
If we can't fully understand that, how could we begin to understand His timing?
Thank you, Lord, for Your perfect timing!
Psalm 40:1
My interpretation in today's world. "I threw a temper tantrum; and God patiently heard my wining."
God knows our hearts and desires and listens to our complaints both good and bad. He answers in His timing and in His way.
Who can wait patiently for anything in an age of technology and fast everything? (Food, information, service, etc...) We are in the age of impatient winers. Maybe Moses could relate. Are we there, yet?
To understand God's timing would require understanding all of who God is! Why does God heal one person immediately and years or not all for others? Does He love one over the other? No, He loves equally and doesn't show favoritism. It's a concept that is hard for most people to imagine. He IS way too much for our minds to fully comprehend.
He WAS, He IS, and He forever SHALL BE!
If we can't fully understand that, how could we begin to understand His timing?
Thank you, Lord, for Your perfect timing!
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