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In spite of what I know and believe, I tend to think that God will give me everything  I want — like a spoiled kid in a candy store – if I just behave myself long enough.  I even think in terms of God “testing” me.  (If I do it right, do I get a gold star?)  In the end, I have to admit that I am too often more interested in what’s in it for me than what God has in store for me … even though (and you’d think I’d get it right after all these years) I have no idea what I truly WANT and even less of what I truly NEED.

 

On the other hand, when I focus on what God wants from me and trust that He truly does know what He is doing, all the best and most wondrous things come flowing to me.  Sure, they never look anything like what I was thinking about, but that’s okay — they’re always, ultimately, much, much better.

 

My point:  A bit garbled, I know, but at least for me, I need to stop working on my wish list and just let God surprise me.  After all, if I believe that God is good, then I also have to believe that he is good ALL the time (and not some moody, bi-polar deity).  So, I’m going to go out and enjoy this day like no other (because there never was nor will be any other like it).  No test.  No gold stars.  Just the gift of a beautiful day meant to be enjoyed, appreciated and shared.  – jri

 

“As long as a man is thinking of God as

right relation with Him.”

        –    C.S. Lewis

               (Mere Christianity)