You know those moments where you’re sitting with a close friend, and before you know it, you’ve totally spilled your guts about whatever crazy/scary/amazing/terrible thing is going on in your life? That’s what this space is for. We’ve all found ourselves in a place we never expected or never wanted to be. But while we’re here – wherever here may be for you – let’s talk about it.
What is it about the chemically manufactured, lacking in nutritional value, factory processed food that has us convinced manmade is better than farm fresh? Anyone who has spent a Saturday at the farmers market knows how much more flavorful and satisfying it is to eat the food that God gave us. Yet we are still addicted to the fare we create for ourselves. Why are we like this?
Let’s go back to God’s intention in the Garden – did people actually mess that up? God’s intention before the fall was to be in close relationship with man, for us to choose and enjoy Him. Isn’t that still His intention? So did we mess up God’s plan, or did He just accomplish it in an unexpected way?
Let me ask you a question… how much of your stress / anxiety / tension / insert-difficult-emotional-experience-here can be attributed to the boundary of time? When it comes to the timing of God, we just don’t get it.
You are only one small piece to a much larger puzzle. Before the puzzle comes together and begins to reflect the image of its Maker, the other pieces have to be gathered. If you can’t see the whole image in your own life yet, wait for the other pieces to show up. God has to make them aware that something is missing the same way He made you aware of it.
Are God’s promises contingent upon our correct behavior? Can a moment of bad behavior disqualify us from the care of a good God?