His Way

Every once in a while we are allowed to be a part of something BIG, something powerful and today was a day like that for me!  God seems to do some of the strangest things sometimes...we just don't get it when the we read Isaiah 55:8  "...neither are your ways my ways declares the LORD". 

We think we know what God is up to, but we don't really have a clue. 

He is so BIG and His plans are so "out there", especially when we witness sin

and try to make sense of how it all fits into His plan to

redeem people and their circumstances to bring Glory to Himself!!

We try to make sense out of things that just don't make sense to our finite

way of thinking.  We wonder WHY? or WHY NOT? 

Why do we bother trying to figure things out?

Why don't we just trust and rest in the TRUTH?

Which Truth?  The truth that God has a plan, a plan to accomplish His purpose and

it really has little to do with our comfort or our happiness.

(Wonder how comfortable Paul was in prison?)

Sometimes God choses to allow us a glimpse into what He might be doing!

Sometimes He even calls us to participate with him in his workings.

But in reality, it's ALL about HIM!! 

We are mostly spectators, watching a show of His greatness

His Majesty, His Faithfulness, His Love,

His Mercy, His Glory put on display for all to see!!

Sometimes we miss it, the display of His glory!

Sometimes we're so disappointed that our lives

or the lives of others aren't going the way we think they should go,

that we miss out on seeing from God's perspective.

The way HE thinks it should go!!

Every single thing that comes into our lives is orchestrated by our great God

to accomplish His purpose, in us and in those around us.

Nebuchadnessar confessed this truth in Daniel 4

all the inhabitants of the earth are

accounted as nothing,

and he does according to his will

among the host of heaven

and among the inhabitants of the earth,

and none can stay his hand

or say to him, "What have you done?

When will we say that about our circumstances or the circumstances of our family and friends?

The circumstances that cause pain,

that seem unfair or just aren't part of the plan

 we had for ourselves or others?

Tonight, I stand in awe at the goodness, mercy, and grace of the God

I serve...the one who called me to be his daughter.

My hope and prayer is that I will always look

through a lense that is overshadowed by

a sense of God's sovereignty over all my circumstances

and trust His great love for me knowing that

ALL THINGS are working together for my good

(Romans 8:28)

His way is perfect!