In everything I do -every encounter with a person, situation, circumstance- every occurrence in my life, the thought that God brought me to that place is always in the front of my mind. It’s because of my faith that I think this way. After all, God is the creator of all things. (Col 1:16) This is not limited to people, and the entire universe, but it also includes the day to day interactions with others, opportunities, jobs, newly found friendships. He created them all. Its completely astonishing how God, has done all this planning and creating for EVERY single person in this WORLD! I'm no mathematician or satiation so I will not try to give you exact numbers, however, in the United States alone, there is over 3 million people. There are about 3-4 babies born every second. That’s roughly over 15 thousand babies being born every hour. Whew. Our God is incredible. In addition to creating life, He can hear the prayer of every person He created whether out loud, in our hearts or silent. He even hears, and knows about the prayers we don’t even speak.
I digress. My movements and goings about are planned, yet adaptable
to how He will move me. That is not saying
that when my plans don't go accordingly, I am easy breezy aye O-Kay with it. I’m human, I get annoyed, however, I am quickly
reminded that God could be saving, or keeping me from something horrible. I usually don’t question
the adjustment, just shift myself and proceed.
There are times though, like the current season I am in, where I need a path change, a new arrangement,
more specifically a new job, where I start with the questions: “God where do you need me?” (a selfish petition
I must admit) “God thank you for this
job, what lesson do you need me to learn here?” Questions that He has not
answered, or rather answered in a response that I have heard. A friend reminded me that in these situations where we do not understand His ways or how He’s moving in our lives that we have two choices:
1. We
can continue to question, and grow wearing without any answers from Him. We can allow our mind to toss to and fro with
question after unanswered questions, after question.
OR
2. We
can surrender to Him, and His ways and accept that his grace is indeed
sufficient even if He doesn’t do another thing else for us. To take the joy that we have in Him and
accept a life and actions that are pleasing to Him, even if we don’t received a
desired outcome, or answer.
My friend had no idea what has been going on in my life, or
the questions I’ve been raising in my mind (but God did and he answered).
The questions, the thoughts, the internal interrogation has been kept to
myself and of course yet He knows. The response He sent to me was from another
believer, who shared this message on facebook from Thailand. Again, it astounds me at how He moves, how He
works, how He answers even when we don’t ask out loud, or ask at all. I love how He gives answers – though not to
the questions I have asked- though people, events, things etc. I believe this is His way of gently shushing
me with a bold answer. The way a mother
quiets her anxious child with a soft voice and bold words. I am not ashamed to admit, that after reading
this friends post about our choices during temptation to be unfaithful I
wept. Even as I write this, I do so with
tears steadily streaking my cheeks. He’s
so AMAZING!
Psalms 20:4 is a great reminder that even when our questions
are not answered, or we don’t received the desired response, that God will give
us a desire, and He will then fulfill it.
"Faith is seeing the invisible, believing in the
unbelievable, and receiving the impossible"
Nikki J.
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