Today's reading comes from the book of Job and is about restoration, hope and prayer. When I think about Job, I seem to always go back to the verse in Chapter 13, where Job says that "even if He slay me, still I will hope in Him". Job's confidence is so fixed in God that he know that whatever the outcome, God will make it the right one.
Does Job question God because of all that had happened in his life? Sure he did, but he did not curse God because of the circumstances, as his wife suggested, but held on to the lifeline of hope in the ultimate justice of the One who made him.
The circumstances in my life are there for a reason. Some are consequences for stupidity on my part, and I have to accept them for what they are and deal with them. Some just come out of the blue. Some are trivial, some are filled with potential.
It is my response to these things that is important. Do I just shrug my shoulders and say "whatever", or do I look for the lesson in the circumstance? Do I manipulate so as to get my desired outcome, or do I let God orchestrate?
I confess that if I see a way to enhance the chances of an outcome that looks good to me, that is what I want to do. I want to take the ball and run with it, when God says "just leave the ball with me".
Do I really believe that God's ways are best for me? Do I really need to help Him out?
It seems to me that it is up to me to walk through open doors and then trust Him, not to break the door down to get in. Many times I want to get active when He says "wait".
Waiting, trusting, accepting, listening then acting seems the more proper way to travel.
Oh God, help me to get me out of the way.
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