Bible Reading: Jeremiah 30-35, Acts 5-8
Reel thoughts
The past few days as I've been catching up on some of my daily reading, an interesting theme has emerged. One phrase, "call to me, and I'll tell you things you could never figure out on your own". That seems to be the story of my life right now. Particularly as I read through these scriptures and see that though God is clearly depicting the future, history tells me that they didn't listen. And, as I think of my own situations, where God is clearly depicting my future, giving me guidance about which way to go, which decisions to make, etc. It makes me think. Correction, it makes me want to stop thinking so much, and start believing. Start listening. Start resting. We've all gotten too big for our "britches" and I don't want to be caught trying to assume my intelligence can gain me more insight than God.
Oh yeah, and in Acts as Stephen was being martyred, the Message translation says he had eyes only for God, he hardly noticed the crowd. I pray for the clarity of vision and peace of mind necessary to have eyes only for God. I want to eliminate the opportunistic worry and self deprecation that undermines my ability to see God in every situation, even myself.
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