For thought and meditation

[rl69]

and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished."…But they understood none of these things… LUKE 18:31, 34
God called Jesus Christ to what seemed absolute disaster. And Jesus Christ called His disciples to see Him put to death, leading every one of them to the place where their hearts were broken. His life was an absolute failure from every standpoint except God’s. But what seemed to be failure from man’s standpoint was a triumph from God’s standpoint, because God’s purpose is never the same as man’s purpose.
This bewildering call of God comes into our lives as well. The call of God can never be understood absolutely or explained externally; it is a call that can only be perceived and understood internally by our true inner-nature. The call of God is like the call of the sea— no one hears it except the person who has the nature of the sea in him. What God calls us to cannot be definitely stated, because His call is simply to be His friend to accomplish His own purposes. Our real test is in truly believing that God knows what He desires. The things that happen do not happen by chance— they happen entirely by the decree of God. God is sovereignly working out His own purposes.
If we are in fellowship and oneness with God and recognize that He is taking us into His purposes, then we will no longer strive to find out what His purposes are. As we grow in the Christian life, it becomes simpler to us, because we are less inclined to say, “I wonder why God allowed this or that?” And we begin to see that the compelling purpose of God lies behind everything in life, and that God is divinely shaping us into oneness with that purpose. A Christian is someone who trusts in the knowledge and the wisdom of God, not in his own abilities. If we have a purpose of our own, it destroys the simplicity and the calm, relaxed pace which should be characteristic of the children of God.

[square butte]

Amen - And thanks for the scripture and word this morning. Always a good start to the day

[USMC87]

Amen and thanks for a great lesson.

[Boaz]

We should as believers trust in GOD not only in personal needs and wants but to accept when things don't go as we would ask . Part of having 'faith' in GOD .

[Blackwater]

Wonxerful post! Typically, WE WANT what WE WANT, and don't often understand why we can't always have it. Many regard God as some big "sugar daddy in the sky" that we go to when we WANT something from Him - kind'a like a free storehouse of things, or a temporal ATM machine we can draw from at any time in any amount. What an illusion THAT is!!! God is God, and all such willful and self-directed "interpretations" of what He is, is in direct contrast to the advice and instructions He left us.

The biggest thing most of us professing Christians need to change, is our basic attitude toward God. We're to serve HIM, and not visa versa. And it really is "funny" (meaning strange) how the more we serve Him, the more satisfied we become in our own lives. But then, He told us that, didn't He? It's us who fail to listen acutely and well.