The truth is if I have to work this hard, it has become about me, not about Him.
God spoke to me through the book of Jonah like He never has before. I have learned so many lessons this week:
Humility
Grace
Forgiveness
Love
Compassion
Repentance
Patience
Kindness
Selflessness
I have also learned that this book has spoken to me in this way but may have completely different lessons for someone else. I may look at the lesson of the vine completely different than someone else. I may look at the fish swallowing Jonah in a different light than others, I may have it all wrong in the eyes of some.
This is the beauty of God's Word. It speaks to us all in the way that we as individuals understand. There is only one path to His glorious kingdom but we all experience a different journey.
He is God and I am not! Amen.
Looks like you have had a quite a productive week, Praise God! I enjoy reading your blog because it's how God is speaking to YOU through the Word, and it gives me a very different perspective. Keep on sharing! -C
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you recognize when God is in it and when he is not. I woke with this scripture for you on my brain:
ReplyDelete1Cor2:1-5
" And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.[a] 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power."
-c