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I remember the actual day when one of the great joys of my life — my plastic toy soldiers — failed to give me the immense pleasure I had once enjoyed … when lining them up for imaginary combat no longer satisfied.  I had outgrown my own version of Puff the Magic Dragon.

 

I think it can be the same with faith.  As a lad, my early dealings with God were based on fear.  Stay in line or get smote!  (I also thought of Him as a “creamed bean,” because the idea of a “Supreme Being” was a bit beyond me.)  Then He got to be the “Gimme God” — I behave and I am favored.  Fun.  That got old, too, mostly because I am a man ill-equipped to appreciate the gifts of the Lord (which kind of makes Him a “Gimme More God!”).  These days, though it’s still about me, I am less into my plan than into His.  I guess this is the “Your Call, Lord” God.  I worry less about getting what I want than in accepting and at least trying to embrace His plan for me.  A bit different from playing with toy soldiers at the age of seven, but still a hoot. 

 

My point:  It is my uneducated opinion that God’s plan for us changes as we grow and change.  He tests us, steels us, favors us, always giving us exactly what we need at precisely the right time we need it.  Enjoy. – jri

 

“Trust in Jesus means accepting that his

different from our idea of a good plan.”

        –    Jonathan Morris

               (The Promise)