The other day I was talking with a friend about a situation the Lord has brought about and it occurred to me while thinking back that it didn’t go the way we wanted it to at the time. In fact, it didn’t go the way we prayed it would go at the time, but it turned out more beautifully than we could have imagined and more miraculously than we would have dared to hope for. When Jesus was about to feed the five thousand, He turned to Philip and asked him where they should go to find bread for all those folks. Philip was at a total loss... how in the world was he supposed to find bread for thousands?! But John tells us the coolest thing: Jesus only asked this to test Philip, because He already had in mind what He was going to do. I love Jesus because when things aren’t going the way I want or even the way I pray, I know that He already knows what He’s going to do. There is absolutely nothing that happens outside His plans, which are always more wonderful, beautiful and miraculous than I could have ever imagined or asked for.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
5. He Fell Asleep
The first night Christy and I spent in our very first house, I didn’t sleep. Have you ever gone to bed so tired and so thankful for a chance to sleep, only to hear a creepy noise that sort of scares you and keeps you awake? No matter how tired you are, you can’t really sleep when you’re afraid. One night, Jesus told His disciples to get in a boat because He said they were all going to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. On their way across, a huge storm broke out, tossing the boat and filling it with water, almost taking it under. The Disciples were losing their minds, panicked and terrified, but Jesus was asleep in the boat. They all thought they were about to die, but Jesus wasn’t even paying attention to the storm. I love Jesus because He fell asleep. He said they were going to the other side, so they were going to make it to the other side. What if all of the disciples had just trusted His words enough to fall asleep? What if I trusted Jesus enough to relax through my storms and just let Him keep His promises?
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