When things were going badly for me, it seemed easier. If my job was not going well or friendships were strained, I could say, trust in God. He has the best in mind for me (and for all of us)...but it seems easier to say this when things are going bad because it is the comforting solution. But what about when things are not going badly?
I do not necessarily mean that they are going well, I just mean that they are not bad... If my job is going badly and I think it might be time to leave, so I start looking and schedule a job interview...then it starts going better.
So I still don't like my job, but it pays well and I am good at it. It pays enough that I can support myself, go to school and get out of debt in the next three years so I can be debt free in time to enter doctoral studies. But if I leave, what if I get a position where I am not as valued (reduced job security), that does not pay as well and hinders my plans.... Then again, who I am to question events as affecting my plans?
The point of trusting God is trusting that His plan is the best. I don't need to leave my job and I don't need to stay. The only thing I need is to earn enough money to support myself in order to live out God's will for me. Furthermore, if I am living out His will, then I will be able to support myself in the way He has planned for me.
This is the point of surrendering one's self to God. I surrender myself to God's will and whatever that means for me... The point is that following God's will will lead to happiness - greater happiness than any earthly pleasure. This is because God wants the best for us and to say 'yes' to God, you are also saying 'yes' to yourself in the truest sense.
It is not easy to Trust God, in fact, trusting Him is one of the hardest things to do because everything inside of us tells us to trust the world, to trust material things and to trust what "feels" good. These are the things that can make us happy in the most immediate way, but this will not last. It is a false contentment, it is all a deception because in the end, it will leave us feeling empty.
I spent many years searching for happiness in love, money, success, possessions, social status, etc. What I found was that none of this ever lead to any sort of true, lasting happiness, joy or peace. I found peace and joy in the Lord. He is everything I need, he is everything any of us need. He is all we need.
I do not necessarily mean that they are going well, I just mean that they are not bad... If my job is going badly and I think it might be time to leave, so I start looking and schedule a job interview...then it starts going better.
So I still don't like my job, but it pays well and I am good at it. It pays enough that I can support myself, go to school and get out of debt in the next three years so I can be debt free in time to enter doctoral studies. But if I leave, what if I get a position where I am not as valued (reduced job security), that does not pay as well and hinders my plans.... Then again, who I am to question events as affecting my plans?
The point of trusting God is trusting that His plan is the best. I don't need to leave my job and I don't need to stay. The only thing I need is to earn enough money to support myself in order to live out God's will for me. Furthermore, if I am living out His will, then I will be able to support myself in the way He has planned for me.
This is the point of surrendering one's self to God. I surrender myself to God's will and whatever that means for me... The point is that following God's will will lead to happiness - greater happiness than any earthly pleasure. This is because God wants the best for us and to say 'yes' to God, you are also saying 'yes' to yourself in the truest sense.
It is not easy to Trust God, in fact, trusting Him is one of the hardest things to do because everything inside of us tells us to trust the world, to trust material things and to trust what "feels" good. These are the things that can make us happy in the most immediate way, but this will not last. It is a false contentment, it is all a deception because in the end, it will leave us feeling empty.
I spent many years searching for happiness in love, money, success, possessions, social status, etc. What I found was that none of this ever lead to any sort of true, lasting happiness, joy or peace. I found peace and joy in the Lord. He is everything I need, he is everything any of us need. He is all we need.
The Lord Is my hope and my glory.
The Lord is the song that I sing:
so tender and loving a shepherd,
so rooted in justice, a king (merciful king).
When shadow confuses my vision,
when sorrow lays claim to my heart,
God is my refuge, my rock and my shield.
I will rely on the Lord.
The Lord is the song that I sing:
so tender and loving a shepherd,
so rooted in justice, a king (merciful king).
When shadow confuses my vision,
when sorrow lays claim to my heart,
God is my refuge, my rock and my shield.
I will rely on the Lord.
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