"If God gives such attention to the wildflowers, most of them never even seen, don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you?"...
"What I'm trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep yourself in God-reality, God-initiative, God provisions. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Don't be afraid of mission out. You're my dearest friends! The Father wants to give you the very kingdom itself."
(excerpts from Luke 12:22-34)
You know when you've heard something over and over again, but it's never truly touched your heart? It hasn't touched until it has been prepared and readied by God to have His Word sink into the cracks and the furrows that He is plowing in your life. Reading these passages this morning, on a morning when I am anxious to hear back about a job, anxious to embark on the adventures that I see on the horizon, my heart was ready for these words.
"carefree in the care of God..." the picture that comes to mind is that of a child running around in a park under the supervision of their father; dashing from swing to slide to tree to water fountain, digging in the dirt, looking for grasshoppers, chasing ducks... without a care in the world. They are fascinated by the discovery of the day. The child lives in the freedom of trusting his father's care and provision. The father sits on the park bench watching with a gentle smile playing on his lips, convinced that he has the best job in the world. Do I give God the pleasure of trusting Him? I think about what it would be like if someone that I love more than anything was to distrust my provision and care... it would break my heart. But to have that same person live carefree in my care would give me so much joy. What if I were to live trusting that every day is "the day that the Lord has made" rejoicing in it? Not putting off my joy or rest until I hear God's voice, or until He gives me clear direction on my life, or I reach a certain milestone, or until I feel secure by the world's standards, but fascinated by the discovery of every day. Life is found in the in between times, in being unproductive, in stepping out of our schedule. The last couple of months I have begun to realize this more and more, and the truth that "he who is faithful in the small things will be lead into greater things" (or something like that... smile) Every day is a small thing that we can be faithful in, to trust His provision and His care... and the truth is that if I can't be carefree in the day that the Creator of the universe has made, then I'm out of luck (smile) Father teach me to trust you with every aspect of my life, to have a childlike faith, fascinated by the discovery of each day that you give me. Help me to live with open hands, filling my mind with your truth, eyes fixed on You. Knowing you is worth more than knowing the timing of the future... help me to give you the delight of my trust
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