The stresses and failures we want
"May all of your expectations be frustrated,
May all of your desires be withered into nothingness,
That you may experience the powerlessness and poverty of a child
And can sing and dance in the love of God,
Who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."
~Brennan Manning
I write this quote above because it is in a book I am reading right now called "Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing To Heaven" by James Smith. The book is wonderful in showing the heart of God but back to my point at hand I read this today and thought this is so true becaue my life is not about what I want but what God wants. There is such Freedom in this through the fact that I don't have to worry about where I will go because I follow God. God never stops talking to us we just stop listening. Just as Jacob discovered in Genesis 21:10 ( I might be wrong) " Jacob awake and said, ' God was here and I was not aware of it" God never just shows up He is always there we just don't see Him. Suffering and struggle are one of the hardest things to grasp in the christian walk. To hear someone say you are learning something by going through this pain is a cliche. I like how Rich Mullins puts it,
"Sometimes it's hard to believe that life is good. It's not always pleasant, but life is a great gift, and your job as a human being, is to go out there and live it the best you can. Christianity doesn't answer all my questions or make me comfortable and happy. What it does do is five me a context for living."
I was riding to school after reading all this and I ended up listening to a song by the late great Five Iron Frenzy. If you have never heard of them find a book store or look on line and get one of there cd's, but one of there great songs is "On Distant Shores" in the song there is a great line, " Running at full tilt, my sword pulled from it's hilt. It funny how these things can slip away, our frail deeds, the last will wave good-bye." We strive for some much want so much and so much can be taken away and we ask why. This is why so many lost can't understand God. Christians feel the pain of lose but they ultimately feel Gods love through this difficulty but the lost never feel His love through pain because they don't have a relationship with Him. It doesn't matter if He loves them or shouts as hard as he can it falls on def ears. Remember the day is "toad mayod" AKA it is good. For everyday gives you a new challenge and fight.
Sincerely my heart
May all of your desires be withered into nothingness,
That you may experience the powerlessness and poverty of a child
And can sing and dance in the love of God,
Who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."
~Brennan Manning
I write this quote above because it is in a book I am reading right now called "Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing To Heaven" by James Smith. The book is wonderful in showing the heart of God but back to my point at hand I read this today and thought this is so true becaue my life is not about what I want but what God wants. There is such Freedom in this through the fact that I don't have to worry about where I will go because I follow God. God never stops talking to us we just stop listening. Just as Jacob discovered in Genesis 21:10 ( I might be wrong) " Jacob awake and said, ' God was here and I was not aware of it" God never just shows up He is always there we just don't see Him. Suffering and struggle are one of the hardest things to grasp in the christian walk. To hear someone say you are learning something by going through this pain is a cliche. I like how Rich Mullins puts it,
"Sometimes it's hard to believe that life is good. It's not always pleasant, but life is a great gift, and your job as a human being, is to go out there and live it the best you can. Christianity doesn't answer all my questions or make me comfortable and happy. What it does do is five me a context for living."
I was riding to school after reading all this and I ended up listening to a song by the late great Five Iron Frenzy. If you have never heard of them find a book store or look on line and get one of there cd's, but one of there great songs is "On Distant Shores" in the song there is a great line, " Running at full tilt, my sword pulled from it's hilt. It funny how these things can slip away, our frail deeds, the last will wave good-bye." We strive for some much want so much and so much can be taken away and we ask why. This is why so many lost can't understand God. Christians feel the pain of lose but they ultimately feel Gods love through this difficulty but the lost never feel His love through pain because they don't have a relationship with Him. It doesn't matter if He loves them or shouts as hard as he can it falls on def ears. Remember the day is "toad mayod" AKA it is good. For everyday gives you a new challenge and fight.
Sincerely my heart
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