I am learning not to make myself the centre of my life, because that would make me 1. selfish, and think about myself yet we live in a community, and 2. Depend on myself instead of depending of God, both of which defeat the purpose of the bigger picture which is to serve God.
The teacher in Ecclesiastes says this: "Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man." Ecclesiastes 12:13
Nothing is an accident. In the past I used to confuse God's conviction for such things as luck and coincidence. You know, so many things happen in life, and at times we are not able to connect the dots. God still loves us that he convicts us all the time to get back on the right track. We are always in circumstances where He gives us these two options: Will you handle the accident or Will you let me drive?
As a parallel, the most successful people in our society or in our 'human eyes' take every occurrence as an opportunity to farther their worldly success. Steve jobs talked about "connecting the dots" when he was explaining about his past and the different routes he had taken to get where he was, and that only looking back did he see how those paths connected.
Psalm 139:17 says "Your eyes saw my unfolded substance, in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me."
God doesn't play dice. We do, but He doesn't. He knows everything. He is all knowing, He is knowledge itself. God has given each of us distinctly unique circumstances, environments, cultures, qualities and personalities. Each of us is different. There might be illegitimate parents, but we are not illegitimate children of God! He takes into account human error.
God knit us in our mother's wombs, "For you created me in my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb." Psalms 139:13
God is all-knowing and we cannot fully understand Him. At times I look at nature and observe its perfect order. The trees are of multitude species, so are the creatures of the earth and they continue in perfect harmony, of course except when we meddle with things and disrupt their order. I look at the skies at night and I am awed at the beauty of starry nights.
God says in Luke 12:6-7 "6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. 7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.c Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows."
Sparrows are tiny birds and you've probably noticed them in the skies or on trees. He knows each of them! and furthermore, He knows the very hairs of our head. Can we even fathom How Great this God is? That each of us has unique parents and siblings and unique circumstances. This world we live in was created FOR US before we even existed, He created all this for us to enjoy, of course in the right way. This is God's love.
God's unique Love.
"God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and of every living creature that moves on the ground." Genesis 1:28
"God looked at everything He had made and it was good" Gen1:31
He created everything with its own purpose and gave us dominion. We are Christ's precious possessions! People have a tough time getting their heads around this. I do. How can I just be a possession? How unique is that, does that mean I can't make my own choices?
You can. But under the creator's manual. Besides, God has given us free will. We can make our own choices. But our uniqueness is that we are all different and we each have a part to play in the bigger plan. We should be proud of who we are, because through the different stories that we tell, we exhibit God's uniqueness and Love for each of us, that no matter where we are in our lives or what we go through, whatever difficulties we have, His love is sufficient for us to see us through whatever situations. On our own we are weak, but He gives us the strength, and He takes care of us all the days of our lives.
Ponder on: Knowing that God uniquely created me, what areas of my personality/background/physical qualities am I trying to accept?
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