"You have what you have for a reason
It might not be what you want
And it might not be change as you want
However you have what you have because it's what's need to help you grow."
I couldn't think of any other ways to put this or state it because I feel this statement speaks for itself. I wish I could think of another way but truth be told I think it's clear as it comes. That statement in itself has been what God's been teaching me in my life. And to be honest with you my life has never been what I imagined or planned. If it had been I wouldn't have chosen a broken heart, lack of a father, loosing my grandma my senior year of college or various transitions taking place at once as I finish my last semester.
In fact no one wishes hardship but it's with hardship that we learn the reality of our faith. And that's where the Father has brought me back today through a sermon on following. God showed me this through the marble illustration that the pastor did today. He talked about Matthew 7 which covers many things but one of the most familiar parts of the passage brought a new perspective to me today. I have heard it said like many of you that the path is narrow and the wide equals destruction but never really letting that sink in until the Pastor used the marble illustration talking about how scattered we can be as humans and if we're not careful we will miss the true foundation and will crash which is what he demonstrated by knocking all the marbles down as they flew down the stage.
The point of it was many will say they have served and told others about God but how many of us can say , " Knew." This stung with me because thinking back in a sweep over look I had to realize that God didn't just want me to know Him in the good but to " KNOW" him thick and thin. This is major because as I mentioned hardships can define a lot for us.
It also brings in adversity in rather will choose to follow or will back down. It's so hard to pin point all this but when I put in a snap perspective of the statement shared above it really traces back to " Embrace what you have." And when you embrace what you have then you'll stand and you won't be trying to put things back together or become as scattered because you have chosen to remain in Him.
That is what I would conclude and also a reminder that our focus has to go deeper then words. So, I ask this question to both of us, " Will we take the narrow or wide?" " Is His commands just knowledge or will we practice it?"
The point of it was many will say they have served and told others about God but how many of us can say , " Knew." This stung with me because thinking back in a sweep over look I had to realize that God didn't just want me to know Him in the good but to " KNOW" him thick and thin. This is major because as I mentioned hardships can define a lot for us.
It also brings in adversity in rather will choose to follow or will back down. It's so hard to pin point all this but when I put in a snap perspective of the statement shared above it really traces back to " Embrace what you have." And when you embrace what you have then you'll stand and you won't be trying to put things back together or become as scattered because you have chosen to remain in Him.
That is what I would conclude and also a reminder that our focus has to go deeper then words. So, I ask this question to both of us, " Will we take the narrow or wide?" " Is His commands just knowledge or will we practice it?"
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