So my friend Lynn and I have been talking this afternoon about things God have been teaching us lately...
You know, God has a way of trying to get our attention at times. Have you ever been in a situation where it is almost like God is putting up red flags along your path? These red flags like barriers hopefully cause us to stop and question our journey.
On the other hand, have you ever felt things fall into place almost too easy like God is sending them your direction? His way is made clear to you through circumstances or people.
God's plan is far greater than anything we can imagine or plan for ourselves. Take for instance the story of Sarah's house hunting experience this week. Perhaps her "dream" house did not work out for a reason. And yet, God has something far greater in mind for her family.
While we think we know what we want, need, or plan for our lives, God has a perfect plan (usually better and completely different than what we want). I suggest we follow it...for we all know in His permissive He will let us go our own directions. However, then we must live with less than perfect consequences.
This is true with Adam and Eve. God's perfect will was that they live happily in the garden all their days in constant commune with Him. He gave them the choice to eat the fruit of the tree though. Sadly, their choice was to disobey thus sinning and separating themselves from God. God, in His permissive will allowed this.
Thank God though that He provided a way through Jesus Christ as redemption to this less than perfect sinful life. With Jesus, all things are made perfect again.
We have a choice. I pray that we follow God's perfect path. It will be so much better for us. But if we do get off the path, we have only to come back to Jesus.
You're so right, Emma. This weekend we drove by the dream house and saw what could have been our neighbor, a man in his mid-late 50's walking outside of his home, on the phone, with no shirt on and displaying a nice, fuzzy pot belly over his short shorts. Ew.
ReplyDeleteSee, you could have had to look at that all summer!
ReplyDelete(we used to live next door to a guy who would mow his lawn in a Union Jack print speedo)
Hang in there, Sarah! We were house hunting last fall, found the perfect house, and were totally thrilled. And it was sold to another family. A few weeks later, we found OUR house. Everything fell into place in that wonderfully tidy way that assured us that God had this house waiting for us all along, and it's lovely, just right for us.
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