God is good, all the time.
After using my brain to its utmost ability for an entire week and trying to coincide those thoughts with the cries of my heart, I think I have come to somewhat of a conclusion.
I am a nobody.
That is all. So what does that entail? Nobody owes me anything – not you, not yo mama, and especially not God. For Him to even want to have any sort of relationship with a loser like me is an unbelievable testament to His amazing love.
I realized that I have been placing all the fault on the wrong person for my own transgressions. Instead of blaming myself for placing my hand on the stove, I blamed the person that was right beside me who didn’t stop me from doing it. Foolish, huh?
Backtrack to my earlier post:
Why the excitement? By giving us free will, God gave us the choice not to love Him. You know how much that has to hurt? To have people that you created in your own image just hate, despise, and ignore you? Of course you don’t, but just imagine with me. With this gift of free will, God allowed us to make our own mistakes, to wreak havoc on each other’s hearts, and to hurt one another. All in all, God loves us so much that He gave us the freedom to break his heart, time and time again. However, God is also merciful and forgiving, so that whenever we know we’ve screwed up, He is there with open arms, ready to bring us near to Him once again. What a freakin' awesome God, eh?
Let me try a metaphor. I’m new at this, so don’t kill me if it doesn’t make sense. Our lives are like hot air balloons. We start tied to the ground as a child, learning the “do’s and don’ts” of life. Then that rope gets cut off as we enter the “real world,” searching for direction and purpose in our life. Sure, we experience our ups and downs as we can be high as the mountains at one second and almost down to the ground again the next. Times of hardship occur as the balloon becomes enveloped in a thick fog, or passes through a cloud. You can’t see what’s around you, and you’re not sure what’s going to happen next. It isn’t until after you pass through it where you can look back and see why you had to go through it to get to where you want to go.
Alright maybe that wasn’t such a good example, but oh well. Anyways, much love and thanks to everyone who talked to me or prayed for me this past week about stuff. I really appreciate it.
On a side note, I'm leaving the country tomorrow to go to Sweden with the familia. I’ll be gone 10 days, so see you guys later.
All the time, God is good.
After using my brain to its utmost ability for an entire week and trying to coincide those thoughts with the cries of my heart, I think I have come to somewhat of a conclusion.
I am a nobody.
That is all. So what does that entail? Nobody owes me anything – not you, not yo mama, and especially not God. For Him to even want to have any sort of relationship with a loser like me is an unbelievable testament to His amazing love.
I realized that I have been placing all the fault on the wrong person for my own transgressions. Instead of blaming myself for placing my hand on the stove, I blamed the person that was right beside me who didn’t stop me from doing it. Foolish, huh?
Backtrack to my earlier post:
I can't comprehend how a God of love, mercy, and forgiveness can in any way be glorified through people's pain and hardships. If His heart really breaks whenever He sees one of His people hurt, then why doesn't He fix it? I feel like whatever lesson He is trying to teach is still not worth the cost of all the heartaches and brokenness that result.My take on this whole thing is that God really is a God of love, mercy, and forgiveness. Sure, our lives would be spotless and perfect if God treated us like little dolls living in this big dollhouse we call earth, but would that be worth it? God loved us so much that He gave us free will. free will! FREE WILL!!
Why the excitement? By giving us free will, God gave us the choice not to love Him. You know how much that has to hurt? To have people that you created in your own image just hate, despise, and ignore you? Of course you don’t, but just imagine with me. With this gift of free will, God allowed us to make our own mistakes, to wreak havoc on each other’s hearts, and to hurt one another. All in all, God loves us so much that He gave us the freedom to break his heart, time and time again. However, God is also merciful and forgiving, so that whenever we know we’ve screwed up, He is there with open arms, ready to bring us near to Him once again. What a freakin' awesome God, eh?
Let me try a metaphor. I’m new at this, so don’t kill me if it doesn’t make sense. Our lives are like hot air balloons. We start tied to the ground as a child, learning the “do’s and don’ts” of life. Then that rope gets cut off as we enter the “real world,” searching for direction and purpose in our life. Sure, we experience our ups and downs as we can be high as the mountains at one second and almost down to the ground again the next. Times of hardship occur as the balloon becomes enveloped in a thick fog, or passes through a cloud. You can’t see what’s around you, and you’re not sure what’s going to happen next. It isn’t until after you pass through it where you can look back and see why you had to go through it to get to where you want to go.
Alright maybe that wasn’t such a good example, but oh well. Anyways, much love and thanks to everyone who talked to me or prayed for me this past week about stuff. I really appreciate it.
On a side note, I'm leaving the country tomorrow to go to Sweden with the familia. I’ll be gone 10 days, so see you guys later.
All the time, God is good.
