Why is it that sometimes, we feel God's love when blessings are pouring down on us, but question His love when things don't seem to be working out? Sometimes, we are assured of God's love by the blessings we see Him pour out on us.
Like in the movie, "Facing the Giants," which is getting worn out because we watch it so much...which, by the way, is JUST a movie. It would be great if, after a sleepless night of prayer and crying out, that the football team would start winning and miraculously win a state championship the same day we close on our Johnsburg house. Anyway, at one point in the movie, Grant, the head coach, through his tears says, "I'm overwhelmed" as he hears news of the last miracle in the movie. (Brooke tells him that they're pregnant...after he drives home (in his brand new free truck) from winning the state championship.
Back to my thought.
Yep. I would be overwhelmed too, if God just kept pouring out miracle after miracle, especially after hitting what seemed to be rock bottom.
BUT,
God loves me just the same when he is silent, or at least seems to be silent, as He does when He's pouring out blessings, right?
A thought occurred to me the other day. If I could see the depths of God's love right now, right now when we have been praying for breakthrough in certain areas of our life, right now when He seems to be silent, right now when I'm wondering if we're doing what He wants us to do, right now when the flood waters are rising and I can't see the life preserver. If I could see how much love He has for me RIGHT NOW, I would be overwhelmed.
I can't give my kids everything they ask for all the time. If I would, they wouldn't learn anything. They wouldn't grow. They would just turn out to be spoiled brats.
God knows our breaking point, which, by the way, I feel was months ago, but He obviously knows us way better than we know ourselves. He knows how much is too much. He also knows how much is enough to refine us. After all, my prayer is that I become more of what He wants me to be. (I just didn't realize that I needed this much heat to grow!)
Bottom line: God loves me all the time.
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1 comments:
those are great thoughts that you're thinking. i have a lot of things running through my head that honestly seem trite...all i can say is that i think you and Jason are amazing. you are shouldering an enormous burden and the even greater thing is that you are growing through it. again, i think you are amazing!
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