I’m beginning to see that so many things in life are deeper than I ever thought. If you take a perspective of Col. 1:16 “…all things have been created through Him and for Him” then you begin to see as you take a look at life that this goes far beyond physical things like rivers, trees, animals and etc. but it also covers things that aren’t so tangible such as relationships, behaviors, and instinct. Things that are common to a particular phase, area, or pattern in life which have structure in the design of life, and are seen in the action. Take for example a newborn’s desire to nurse, the way a momma bear protects her cubs, how an eagle knows how to fish. These are all non-tangible things and yet they too were created “for Him”, and since they are created for Him, do they not tell us something about His ways? This brought me to what a stereotypical picture of a parent and child. Whether you are the parent or the child, you have probably heard this at some time in your life. The parent observes something about the child and says, “You get that from me.” Maybe it’s the shape of their nose, or the way they laugh, or their taste in movies. Nevertheless it’s in that moment that you are a part of something greater, that you're connected. Why do we do this as people? Why does this happen? Can I suggest that this sharing of traits, relating to one another, is something God also made to show us something greater about our relationship with Him? That we follow the same pattern. I see us sitting on God the Father’s lap and Him looking down, pointing something out about us, maybe how we like to draw, or spend time gardening and Him saying “You know, you get that from Me” and seeing that, that’s when we own it. We then become part of something bigger. It connects you with home. It then makes sense why you do what you do, it’s because it’s who you are, and you are a part of Him. I was challenged a couple of weeks ago. Lately I’ve been busy with life, to busy actually, and had been feeling a little unfulfilled with life and disconnected from God. It was then that through an event that the Lord spoke to me and said “You and I like the same things, the problem is that you don’t do them.” It pretty much stopped me in my tracks. I knew exactly what He was talking about. In a split second I took an account of how I had been living and had to admit that I hadn’t been living life, but I had succumbed to surviving. I was convicted that God was a lot better than how I was currently living. That He was actually interested in what I enjoyed. That He didn't have any pleasure in me just getting by either. What is continually unfolding to me is that in some ways God and I aren’t all that different. That’s what He’s been trying to tell me. That's why He made things the way He did. I had put my dreams aside that’s when I began losing my sense of connection with God. In the same way, you may have dreamed about having a child, and maybe you like playing ball so you dream about being out in the yard and playing ball with them. Could it be your Heavenly has dreams too, and so He decided to have you? Whether it's science, art, drama or etc. ALL THINGS were created for Him and He’s looking forward to sharing that with you. You want to know God? I believe He’s right there in your dream waiting for you.
Friday, August 9, 2013
You get that from Me
I’m beginning to see that so many things in life are deeper than I ever thought. If you take a perspective of Col. 1:16 “…all things have been created through Him and for Him” then you begin to see as you take a look at life that this goes far beyond physical things like rivers, trees, animals and etc. but it also covers things that aren’t so tangible such as relationships, behaviors, and instinct. Things that are common to a particular phase, area, or pattern in life which have structure in the design of life, and are seen in the action. Take for example a newborn’s desire to nurse, the way a momma bear protects her cubs, how an eagle knows how to fish. These are all non-tangible things and yet they too were created “for Him”, and since they are created for Him, do they not tell us something about His ways? This brought me to what a stereotypical picture of a parent and child. Whether you are the parent or the child, you have probably heard this at some time in your life. The parent observes something about the child and says, “You get that from me.” Maybe it’s the shape of their nose, or the way they laugh, or their taste in movies. Nevertheless it’s in that moment that you are a part of something greater, that you're connected. Why do we do this as people? Why does this happen? Can I suggest that this sharing of traits, relating to one another, is something God also made to show us something greater about our relationship with Him? That we follow the same pattern. I see us sitting on God the Father’s lap and Him looking down, pointing something out about us, maybe how we like to draw, or spend time gardening and Him saying “You know, you get that from Me” and seeing that, that’s when we own it. We then become part of something bigger. It connects you with home. It then makes sense why you do what you do, it’s because it’s who you are, and you are a part of Him. I was challenged a couple of weeks ago. Lately I’ve been busy with life, to busy actually, and had been feeling a little unfulfilled with life and disconnected from God. It was then that through an event that the Lord spoke to me and said “You and I like the same things, the problem is that you don’t do them.” It pretty much stopped me in my tracks. I knew exactly what He was talking about. In a split second I took an account of how I had been living and had to admit that I hadn’t been living life, but I had succumbed to surviving. I was convicted that God was a lot better than how I was currently living. That He was actually interested in what I enjoyed. That He didn't have any pleasure in me just getting by either. What is continually unfolding to me is that in some ways God and I aren’t all that different. That’s what He’s been trying to tell me. That's why He made things the way He did. I had put my dreams aside that’s when I began losing my sense of connection with God. In the same way, you may have dreamed about having a child, and maybe you like playing ball so you dream about being out in the yard and playing ball with them. Could it be your Heavenly has dreams too, and so He decided to have you? Whether it's science, art, drama or etc. ALL THINGS were created for Him and He’s looking forward to sharing that with you. You want to know God? I believe He’s right there in your dream waiting for you.
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Love how you were so open and vunerable in your
ReplyDeletewriting. Thanks for sharing.