i see the lives of some christians, some are even pretty close to me... and i find myself asking them this question in my heart "Isn't God's love enough for you?"
i never say it out though, coz' i fear how they would view the question. it is a deeper question than it seems. it has repercusssions.
It's a question God asked me before in one of the darkest moments in my life. When i was thoroughly broken-hearted and asked God "WHY?" a thousand times over. I was on my knees all the time, in tears before God; but i knew i had also sinned by trying to solve the situation by my own strength & way. I was too overwhelmed in my lost that I couldn't wait for God to solve it. "What if God wants you to wait longer and solve the situation in His time? What if He wants you to have something else? Another outcome/ result?" the devil in my mind would ask me that and persuade me to take matters into my own hands. I prayed to God all the time for strength & mercy, yet i also took actions i knew so well that were displeasing to Him. One day, in His great love & mercy, God spoke to someone about me... and the words for me were "My Love Is Sufficient..."
Yes... That was one of the biggest lesson in my life... To learn that God sees and KNOWS every single struggle i go through... I still struggled with solving the situation on my own, but with His words resounding again and again in my mind, i knew i had to let go and let God...How could i still go on doing things my way when He had already spoken!?!?! I couldn't... and i let go gradually... The situation eventually turned out the way i prayed for, but that i knew, was really because of His great love & mercy for me and NOTHING else... By that time, i had already learnt the lesson that because of His love, He could have resolved the situation in another way and it would still have been the best for me. Just that while going through the tough, seemingly non-ideal situation, i did not want any other outcome, and forgot that His love is sufficient.
His Love IS Sufficient...
How i wished Christians would all understand this without going through the struggle i did, without sinning against God first by doing things their own way first.
His Love IS Sufficient...
for you to trust in His timing for the best partner for your life
for you to trust in His providence of what you need materially for your life
for you to trust that the health & salvation of you & your loved ones are in His good hands
for you to break habits that are destroying you from receiving life to the fullest He has planned for you
for you to live a great, exciting, fun, full, purposeful LIFE
and much more...
I see Christians around me who know in their heads that Jesus has bought their lives, cleansed their sins, that they may have a personal relationship with God and a life free from the bondage of sin & evil, at a HUGE price. Yet, they still go about their daily lives not having this truth in their hearts. It's just an information, not a truth engraved in their hearts and minds yet. Many Christians still allow the worldly values to rule their speech, actions, and thoughts.
Many women still try to find their worth & identity by how others view them/ treat them, so their lives & actions are swayed by the views of others.
Men & women alike, still find it difficult to trust that the God who created every single one of us, will give them His best life partner in His timing. They try their utmost to stay with someone who's not the best for them, or occupy their time thinking of how to attract the opposite gender to them. In the end, they miss the partner who can love them in God's love, and a partnership that spurs one another to grow & fulfil one another's purpose in God.
Men & women alike, still chase after the things of the world & sell their lives to their work in fear that they will not have what the world says we need to have. They forgot that God has already said in His word "do not worry", He who created the food chain, who painted the world all its beauty, who provides for all the birds & beasts, will NEVER let His beloved people be in lack. They forget that fame in the world's eyes is worthless in His.
Men & women alike, forget that God has a specific purpose for each and everyone of us when He created us. So we just go with the flow of the world, enjoying the parties & pleasures of the world, or being addicted to life-damaging activities, wasting away precious time-every second, minute, day- that God had planned for us to steward well & purposefully.
Many Christians know in their heads, how they should life their lives. Yet when it comes to their daily lives, they often choose to stay in their comfort zones. When it comes down to decisions, it's hard to make one that counts for Christ. Because deep in their hearts, they still do not believe that His love is enough.
My prayer today & everyday:" God, help me to constantly remember Your love is enough for me. That i may make even the smallest decision of how to spend $2/$5/$10 wisely; that i may make even the smallest decision of how to spend my time at work & my evenings after work for You; that i may put Your Word into practice instead of doing things my way. May those who know You as their Lord & Saviour, remember in their heads and hearts, that YOUR LOVE IS SUFFICIENT through it ALL..."
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