26From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. 27God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. 28'For in him we live and move and have our being.'
--Acts 17:26-28


so i came across this scripture, and it's something i have never heard before. at least not implicitly. it made me think about where we all live, and how God ordained those places for us to live and walk at the exact time in which we inhabit them. that we really are the lights guiding people to his truth and love. and not only guiding, but finding Him.

there are no coincidences.

our decisions have consequences. our next door neighbor moved in b/c God had already determined that it was the time for him to live in a house next door to a couple who God placed there to display his truth and love amidst a dark neighborhood.

He had us move into that house b/c he knew in just a few months time that phil would move in next door.

so my question is this: am i brave enough to walk as though there are no coincidences? can the faith and love i know to be true speak for itself by the way i live my life?

i read a book recently about how a relationship with Christ releases us from the need to explain ourselves. because we are constantly explaining ourselves, defending our actions or inaction.

living as though my steps are preordered carries with it a greater responsibility. but maybe i should have accepted that responsibility a long time ago. maybe i am robbing the people in my neighborhood of a life of truth by not walking in faith.

"For 'In him we live and move and have our being...' "

posted by Kelly @ 1:56:00 PM