This is just me letting all my frustrations out...ignore this. It's really of no importance. Just some necessary venting/confession time.
-taye
Woe to those who say "Let Him hasten His work that I may see..."
Sometimes I get frustrated. Okay, scratch that…a lot of times I get frustrated. I am not a perfectionist; I understand and like the fact that things are not always perfect. Life, I know is definitely not perfect. I get frustrated with myself, and the fact that I am so selfish. I want to know reasons why God does things, and I want to know them now. Sometimes I wish that my entire life were written down in a book (with pictures, of course) and that I could look through certain sections every now and then. I would not want to read the whole thing at once, that would take all of the surprises out of life, but I want to know certain things that will happen, and why certain things that have occurred have happened the way they did.
Ugh. This is just me rambling on about my selfishness and my sin. I know that if God showed us what was going to happen or why things do happen, that it would take our need to rely upon Him away. I have to learn to trust God, and in that trust Him completely. I need to stop relying on myself to plan things out or to wish for things to happen; things that may or may not be God’s will for me. And I need to begin giving everything to God…all of my plans, wishes, desires, hopes, dreams, confusion, anger, frustration, concern, misunderstanding, pain, hurt, love, etc…
"Do I trust at all in the flesh? Or have I learned to go beyond all confidence in myself and other people of God? Do I trust in books and prayers or other joys in my life? Or have I placed my confidence in God Himself, not in His blessings?"
~Oswald Chambers
“Woe to those... who say, ‘Let God hurry; let Him hasten His work so we may see it. The plan of the Holy One of Israel—let it approach, let it come into view, so we may know it.’“
~Isaiah 5:18-19
Nice book analogy. :)
ReplyDeleteI think entirely sacrificing ourselves is hard, and my journey started the night I became a Christian. But it has by no means been completed yet. Don't be too hard on yourself; we're only perfect when we get to Heaven. By all means strive and stretch yourself because this life was made for growth, but remember you and I and everyone are still each a WPI.
Work in progress. Good to remember that. :)
That is really good to keep in mind...the whole work in progress thing. I need to continue reminding myself that God is constantly working in me.
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