There is this thing about God. He is very inconsiderate. Now I don't say that He is unfair just that He is inconsiderate. God is right to be inconsiderate because His will and His ways are supreme. We can't understand it but it is true.
I say that God is inconsiderate because our plans, our hopes, and our dreams take second place to His. He will have His way and sometimes we suffer broken hearts or bruised egos because our plans are not His plans and our ways are not His ways. We don't understand it but we must trust Him. God is good and broken hearts or bruised egos are small things to suffer if we want to be in the center of His will.
Some people ask, "Is it safe to follow God"? And I answer "no, it's not! This very inconsiderate God that I serve has said to His children, "Take up your cross, and follow me. The very idea of a cross speaks of danger. So, no, God is not safe, but safety is entirely overrated anyway.
I am glad that God is so inconsiderate. When God looks at me, He does not consider my unworthiness and He does not consider my sins and failures. When He looks at me, the only thing He considers is the righteous blood of Jesus that was shed to purchase my salvation. I am glad that an inconsiderate God has looked at me and said, come to me and I will give you eternal life. This I know, the eternal life that my inconsiderate God offers is greater than all my hopes and dreams.
Douglas & Deborah Huff
From Down Where the Pavement Ends
Email-pavementendsministry@gmail.com
No comments:
Post a Comment