i spent the past two nights bumming at my best friend's house (thanks again, ruth!!!) and i gained a wonderful insight from her that i wanted to post the minute she said it, but alas, i had to wait until now... but all's not lost, 'cuz i'm here now, aren't i? ;)
anyway, we were talking about how sometimes God asks us to do things that don't make sense to us in our current circumstances but He asks us to obey nonetheless. then, she shared this illustration with me (now, i know in my last posting, Henry Cloud uses a similar analogy but the application this time is different)...
sometimes, in life, God does things that don't make sense to us as an anesthetic for surgery. if we weren't knocked out, we might want to pick up a scalpel and "help" God with the operation, thus interfering with His work. or, we might try to direct Him or even prevent Him from doing what is neccessary. God, in His infinite wisdom, "puts us out" sometimes so that He can accomplish His purpose. so even in the midst of being asleep, we have the hope that our Master Physician is freely at work and that when we wake up, we will see what a good job He did.
the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.
Isaiah 32:17
this entry is dedicated to a dear friend whose understanding and support is invaluable especially at this time. thanks, you. :>
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