I was always one to get up as soon as the alarm clock went off. It was just the way I was wired. Of course, these days I hit the sleep button at least twice every day. Some days even that is not enough, so I will adjust the time for my alarm to go off. Most days, I would just soon put the covers over my head and avoid the world. I told someone recently that "I wish I could feel comfortable in my own skin again at some point in my life." Not five minutes after saying that someone called me. This person started sharing with me their own personal salvation story and it ignited a passion within me. In that moment God reminded me of the grace He shows to those who trust in His son Jesus Christ. In that moment I felt comfortable in my own skin again. God continues to amaze me. I am still in awe of Him, yet at the same time I stand frustrated with Him at times too.
It's tough! I wish people did not have to die. Of course, death respects no one. And make no mistake about it, death is an enemy. But for the Christian, death is defeated. And it is that truth that gives me what I need to eventually get out of bed every morning and go to work. I have been frustrated with God. I have had a lot of questions for Him, but I have not lost faith in Him. He is my God and thankfully, I am one of His people.
It's tough! I wish people did not have to die. Of course, death respects no one. And make no mistake about it, death is an enemy. But for the Christian, death is defeated. And it is that truth that gives me what I need to eventually get out of bed every morning and go to work. I have been frustrated with God. I have had a lot of questions for Him, but I have not lost faith in Him. He is my God and thankfully, I am one of His people.
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Perhaps one of the coolest things about being a Christian is the grace that God extends no matter how much we screw up. The other awesome thing is that He allows us to feel anger and frustration torwards Him yet doesn't smite us. He let's us ask our questions, vent, and even go off sometimes. Perhaps because He understands all too well that His ways are higher than ours and so are His thoughts and that even if He shed light on the answers to our issues with Him, being humans and being beneath Him we just wouldn't get it. And perhaps, maybe the more He explained the more questions we would have and the more frustrated we would become. Perhaps that's the secret behind His grace and his patience torward us.....He simply sees and knows what we don't. I guess its like dealing with the 2 year old who throws a temper tantrum because you won't allow them to sit by the door. You don't fuss. You just remove them and allow them to cry. You know that if left there they'll eventually be hit by the door and that dealing with their frustration is a lot easier than watching their pain.
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