I need to write. I need to dump....SOMETHING in this blog. I know the feeling I get when this needs to happen, but I don't always know what I'm supposed to type.
I'm funky....in a good way ;). I'm in a transition period, but I'm not quite sure what I'm transitioning into.
Which...you know...whatever. That's how God works.
I guess I can start with some of the lessons that have stuck out to me lately, as I'm making my way through the Bible. I'm in 2 Kings. Man....we've been jacked up for a looooooooooooooooong time.
Sin is nasty. Ego fuels sin AND gets in the way of God's plan. That being said....we need to know who we are and where we came from, but we need to stay on the road. Do not veer to the right or to the left. If we can find ourselves operating on FACTS and not on feelings, it would be a lot easier to do.
That being said...another set of facts that have become quite apparent to me is.... God will keep filling up vessels as long as he has a vessel to fill. HE will NEVER run out of His grace. He will run out of people saying yes to Him before He runs out of His grace.
Also....He always provides an opportunity and a way in times of trouble. ALWAYS. We just have to MOVE. We can not stay where trouble finds us. We have to search for Him....for HIS solution...His gift He has waiting on us.
One more thing.....God didn't take shortcuts back in Old Testament times & He doesn't take shortcuts now. Make no mistake....HE COULD, BUT....there is no glory in the shortcuts. He does not do this for Himself. He does this for us. He doesn't need this journey...we do.
In less than 5 days, there have been 2 people that I know, by all accounts of the flesh, that have left us too soon. It's hard for me to not be pissed. It's hard for me to NOT question God. God did not place us into a world of sin. We did & He still loves us. He is not taking shortcuts for our sake. As hard as it is for me to NOT be upset about the....mourning....that many of my friends will be going through.... I know there is grace in mourning. I also know that there is more past this life. Our life on earth is fleeting & I believe that. In the grand scheme of things...it is the blink of an eye, yet to us feels like an eternity. They are on the other side....(in my opinion) still making choices.....& God is STILL pouring grace into them, if they say YES. He will fill a vessel until there are no more vessels to be filled.
Damn it, be a vessel. Say yes to HIM....pissed off or joyous. He KNOWS that we wrestle with our sin. He KNOWS that MANY people before us chose sin & He KNOWS the way out of sin. We just have to keep saying YES to Him. Buck Up Baby & Ride With Jesus! Follow Him....all the way home!
