it's a cool morning, and i love cool mornings, they make me pensive.
apparently everyone is on time for work on fridays b/c i was late and there was no parking, that never happens.. when i pulled into my space i misjudged the concrete barrier and ran into it twice.
so i have a friend who is in mobile, alabama this week working on disaster services for the hurricane. he was told before going that he would spend the majority of his time doing social service interviews for the victims of the hurricanes. he told us that he would much rather be helping out in the clean-up efforts and the more manual labor-type stuff, but didn't mind helping out in any capacity. i told him that there was a purpose in him going down there to conduct the interviews.
so last night i was thinking about all this and wondering whether i should have told him to ask God to reveal his purpose in sending him down there to do the interviews. i have flashing moments of clarity where the universe just all seems to make sense. If he asked God to reveal to him his purpose in going to the affected area, God would tell him, right?
well, maybe not. sometimes we don't get the answers to why things happen. so does God sometimes leave us to figure things out for ourselves?
is this the same as not understanding why everything happens?
on top of my computer screen, i have pasted these words:
My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways.
why do we always see the lesson in hindsight? aren't the great stories of the Bible where God revealed his plans to his people (i.e. Abraham, Moses, Mary).. but there are also the stories where people simply trusted God and things were redeemed (i.e. Joseph, Job, Paul)
is it the condition of your heart when you ask?
when does God reveal his purposes?
posted by Kelly @ 8:45:00 AM
4 Comments:
hmmm.. great questions, and since I have no wise, sage, answers, let me just say.. thanks for asking them. you've got me thinking and i'm sure others too.
cool pics, by the way!
peace, out..
The other day I was saying something about explaining to an employee why I was doing something. The person I said this too, also an employee, said I didn't have to explain anything because I'm the co-boss. There are times I may not explain myself but it's not in my nature to say "because I said". BUT...God really doesn't have to explain things to us does he? I'm grateful when he does but there are times I think he just wants me to trust him. I think there are a lot of times that I'm just not getting it when he is trying to show me. - debby
yippee for profile pic!
My experience has been that God gives the test first and the lesson later. I've discovered that His method of teaching often leaves me painfully aware of what I need to know, and am thus ready to hear what He has to say.
It all seems so hard, and so painful at the time, but looking back always reveals His wisdom and love.
Of course, it's all academic when you're in the thick of it, holding your head in your hands and moaning, "Oh God, what's this all about?" :)
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