“God
demands and will exercise complete sovereignty over our beings. Of course, this
is relatively easy to confess in the abstract. What is much harder is to
continue to confess that sovereignty joyfully when God takes our lives and the
lives of those around us in directions different from those we had hoped and
prayed for, and of which we had dreamed. When God brings trials into our lives
and calls us to submit willingly to the loss of the very things this world
calls most precious – money, friends, reputation, health, strength, dreams and
aspirations – how do we respond? With Esther’s sweet and compliant spirit? On
the contrary, our hearts swiftly revolt against God whenever things do not go
our way, whenever our will is not
done.” Esther, p.30
How would I have responded if I had lived in Tacloban? How would you have responded? Food for serious thought and reflection.
Very humbling indeed. Regarding trials in Christian's lives... In hindsight, there were seasons in my life where in I have asked God to remove me from the very circumstance (i.e. trials) which have proven His faithfulness and glorious attributes and in turn have strengthen and refined my faith in Christ. But then remembering how I've seen my utter weaknesses and remaining sins and my very need of His grace, this has caused me to assume that I will not be able to overcome. Then again, I remember and hold on to what the Lord said in his words ...“My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Cor 12:9). Thank you for posting these very edifying statements/reminders, Becky! May our good Lord continue to bless you as you edify other believing brothers and sisters in Christ :)
ReplyDeleteReminds me of our conversation at camp! :)
ReplyDeleteIf this were facebook, I would have "liked" your comment response above. *like* :D
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I have been to Facebook-ified that I even try to like comments in emails. Haha!
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