Thursday, January 17, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
What is Going On???
I'm sure that I am not the only one asking that question. Neither am I trying to answer that question, as so many others seem to be doing. Truth is, I don't know what is going on. And I would dare to assume that any one else does either. At least, no one that is human. All we really know is what's happening in our own neck of the woods - however big or small that may be.
Just a few months ago, I (finally?) came to the realization that God is in control. And it seems that I have not been able to move past that point of revelation. Especially when I find myself feeling bad about what is and is not happening in my personal life, marriage, family, job, finances, home, etc, etc, etc (!), and then I receive an email from someone I know who lives in Israel. (Love or hate them, we all know what is happening over there). But when I compare my situation to theirs and so many others who are facing more difficulties then I will ever know, my focus is shifted from myself as well as my prayers.
Which brings me to my next point. Because what I DO know is that there is a much bigger picture than you and I or any human alive on this planet can wrap our finite brains around. Which is what causes me to believe that there must be and is Someone who DOES know what is going, can wrap His brain around it (and probably His pinky finger), and is capable of doing something about all of it. And He reserves the right to let us in -or not- on how little or much He wants to. That's why we need to be looking to and listening to Him as much as we possibly can. If He knows the end from the beginning, which He does, then He certainly knows where we all are right now and how we all fit into 'the bigger picture' which He alone can see.
I realize that many will argue, just as many already have since ages past, the belief that God is sovereign. And that's fine with me. But I think -hence, the name of my blog- that one who chooses to be their own god (self-proclaimed, that is) is very, very limited in their realm of authority and power, and their knowledge of world-wide events and how those events directly affect their fellow man ultimately. I cannot in good faith trust or follow someone who is that powerless, myself included. Nor can I submit the keeping of my life, in it's totality, to a higher power that/who offers me no grace, mercy, love, compassion, understanding, wisdom, strength, joy, peace or hope. And not just for myself, but also for the good of my fellow man.
I don't know what's going on...not even in my own little neck of the woods! But my father once told me that a wise man doesn't know all the answers, but he knows where to find them. For me, that would be the Source of all wisdom, understanding, knowledge, power, and might. And "there is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against the Lord." (Proverbs 21:30). And this He declared in Jeremiah 9:23-24 "...Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth [M]me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, saith the Lord."
Just a few months ago, I (finally?) came to the realization that God is in control. And it seems that I have not been able to move past that point of revelation. Especially when I find myself feeling bad about what is and is not happening in my personal life, marriage, family, job, finances, home, etc, etc, etc (!), and then I receive an email from someone I know who lives in Israel. (Love or hate them, we all know what is happening over there). But when I compare my situation to theirs and so many others who are facing more difficulties then I will ever know, my focus is shifted from myself as well as my prayers.
Which brings me to my next point. Because what I DO know is that there is a much bigger picture than you and I or any human alive on this planet can wrap our finite brains around. Which is what causes me to believe that there must be and is Someone who DOES know what is going, can wrap His brain around it (and probably His pinky finger), and is capable of doing something about all of it. And He reserves the right to let us in -or not- on how little or much He wants to. That's why we need to be looking to and listening to Him as much as we possibly can. If He knows the end from the beginning, which He does, then He certainly knows where we all are right now and how we all fit into 'the bigger picture' which He alone can see.
I realize that many will argue, just as many already have since ages past, the belief that God is sovereign. And that's fine with me. But I think -hence, the name of my blog- that one who chooses to be their own god (self-proclaimed, that is) is very, very limited in their realm of authority and power, and their knowledge of world-wide events and how those events directly affect their fellow man ultimately. I cannot in good faith trust or follow someone who is that powerless, myself included. Nor can I submit the keeping of my life, in it's totality, to a higher power that/who offers me no grace, mercy, love, compassion, understanding, wisdom, strength, joy, peace or hope. And not just for myself, but also for the good of my fellow man.
I don't know what's going on...not even in my own little neck of the woods! But my father once told me that a wise man doesn't know all the answers, but he knows where to find them. For me, that would be the Source of all wisdom, understanding, knowledge, power, and might. And "there is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against the Lord." (Proverbs 21:30). And this He declared in Jeremiah 9:23-24 "...Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth [M]me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, saith the Lord."
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