Dear believers: What if God’s plans for the future don’t go the way we expect them to? (Has the present?) What if everything plays out in a way we could never have imagined? Does it matter? Has it ever? All that matters is that we can trust Him. Completely.
Because He loves us.
Completely.
“For no eye has seen and no ear has heard, it has not even entered into human hearts, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
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I would say, I feel in agreement, it doesn’t matter. Walking in trust does matter, just like you say here, Mitch.
…and you gave me a good chuckle as I head out this morning to present a children’s sermon on gratitude and attitude.
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Dios nos ama y siempre quiere lo mejor para nosotros. Amén 🙏
Amen, Norma.
Amen
Amen.
If we would just trust and let God be God and handle everything, life would be a lot better! Thanks for the reminder: Just trust Him.
My privilege, Caroll.
Laugh when you can, dance in the rain, play in the snow… as long as they don’t GLOW! Welcome to the Millennissance.
Faith is having trust in what we cannot see. I’m confident “it” will be even better than we possibly imagined.
I agree, Bruce.
You are so right, of course, to offer speculation on what might really happen. What we should know, as best we may, is that it, they, will be a matter of love and judgment.
While I don’t buy the theology, I had to like this post because the cartoon is a hilarious take on a kind of religiosity that I am sure neither of us buys.
Problem is I don’t trust by judgement to pick out what plans are best, definitely that’s best left to God and we just have to trust the path.
Amen, Gary.
Christians will probably be just as surprised about how the end times play out as Jews were to discover the OT was really all about Jesus.
currently googling, “how to obtain VIP status prior to the tribulation” … (thank you SO MUCH for the heads-up! please let me know how I can return the favor). <3
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yes Mitch you are hitting a nerve in me. Realising so much of what i have been presenting is based in fear and lack of trust.
It’s true for all of us, Den.
i thought I escaped it when the Lord destroyed the whole eternal punishment doctrine in me years ago…now I see that was simply one branch of the root. He is doing it though and I am super excited about it.
Haha Mitch, you’re striking that quiet chord of my soul — the one that rarely sings.
Perhaps fear and mistrust are just the layers hiding who we truly are… and maybe, just maybe, mine are starting to peel away.
We all have lots of layers, Hary. But, yes, they can be peeled away.
I find that letting go of my expectations for myself becomes easier by the year, but my hopes for those dear to me (especially the impossible wish that they be protected from anything painful) more intense. It takes a conscious effort to let go.
I does indeed, Maren.
Yes! Right on, Mitch. I was thinking something along these very lines the other day while raking the leaves. Maybe I will get back up on the “blog horse” again and add my own two cents worth. I so appreciate your persistence and perspective.
My privilege, dear Anonymous friend.
Amen!
I don’t know how people sleep at night with the assurance that “All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well” (Julian of Norwich). That includes how our future unfolds. Praise God, we CAN trust him; he’s been proving himself trustworthy since time began.
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When Christ came to earth the first time, it was a literal fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. When Christ comes the second time, it will be just as literal. The only problem is our illiteracy.
True, but so often we forget the verse that follows verse 9. “these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.” They should be read together. But just because He reveals things to us it doesn’t follow that He will show us in detail what it will look like as it plays out. Thanks for the reminder, Mitch. And thanks for the humor. A laugh is always welcome.
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I love the cartoon, Mitch.
Love it!
So true, Mitch. I always say, God answers prayer, just not always the way we expected.