a child of god
this is the way, run in it
We so always want to know why. It is the most frequent question on our lips, and in our hearts, when we talk to God about our lives. But what does He say?
Someone said to me just the other day that "there is a reason and there is a season." God may not always reveal the reason to us at the time, but He holds the grand plan of our lives in His powerful and loving hand. He knows why. And I take comfort from the fact that He is the One who is in control and that I belong to Him, the only true and living God. Sometimes we fight against the fact that there are also seasons in life. Not everything is forever. But on the other hand, what a release from burden and from striving, to know that there is a reason, and there is a season - it doesn't have to be like this forever. And God promised that it would change, and for the better. Why should I not entrust my loved ones to God, when I entrust myself to Him? Why should we not accept and celebrate that for a season and for a reason we were blessed to walk together, to laugh and love and live and cry and care, together? There are some people moving out of my daily life whom I love dearly, and from whom I have learned a lot about life and love and God. I will miss them. But I will also celebrate their new season and the new reason they are fulfilling by following God where He calls. Does it hurt? Yes. Is it worth it. You bet! When we all get to heaven, we may find out the why's. We may find out the reasons. And we may not. But it will have been worth it - for it is for God and for life and for people's eternal destinies. God Himself is our prize; now, and then. He loves us so much. And He helps us love each other. Why do we fight against changes that God is bringing? Why not live life with Him with abandon, with open hands and hearts, made big enough by Him to hold it all? Let's do that. Together. For Him. Our Confidence before God: Hebrews 10:19-25 19 And now we are brothers and sisters in God’s family because of the blood of Jesus, and he welcomes us to come right into the most holy sanctuary in the heavenly realm—boldly and with no hesitation. 20 For he has dedicated a new, life-giving way for us to approach God. For just as the veil was torn in two, Jesus’ body was torn open to give us free and fresh access to him! 21 And since we now have a magnificent King-Priest to welcome us into God’s house, 22 we come closer to God and approach him with an open heart, fully convinced by faith that nothing will keep us at a distance from him. For our hearts have been sprinkled with blood to remove impurity and we have been freed from an accusing conscience and now we are clean, unstained, and presentable to God inside and out! 23 So now we must cling tightly to the hope that lives within us, knowing that God always keeps his promises! 24 Discover creative ways to encourage others and to motivate them toward acts of compassion, doing beautiful works as expressions of love. 25 This is not the time to pull away and neglect meeting together, as some have formed the habit of doing, because we need each other! In fact, we should come together even more frequently, eager to encourage and urge each other onward as we anticipate that day dawning.
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