I am reading the book, "The Will of God as a Way of Life" by Jerry Sittser. It was written in 2004, and published by Zondervan. the book is obviously about discerning God's will, but he simplifies it and let's the reader know it's not as complicated as we think.
I am just finishing the chapter called "Embracing the Mystery" and he captures me with what comes across as poetic. "It could be that our vision for life is obscured by our finitude. It could be that we see our life story from a severely limited perspective. It could be that we are wrong in the facile judgments we make about who God is and what God is doing, or not doing. Perhaps God is still working, in unfathomable and mysterious ways, at just those moments when he seems most distant. The story of Joseph [in Genesis] reminds us that our story is part of a bigger story. As Joseph himself discovered, there may be more going on than meets the eye." (p. 217)
It's amazing when that happens and we witness it first hand. I just recently heard a story where a couple sent their daughter and son-in-law an anniversary card and causally put in a gift card for a gas station they had sitting in the house. Little did they know, that just a few days later the daughter's car would be running on fumes and so was their bank account. they go to the mailbox and see the anniversary card and find the gift card inside. The daughter was amazed at how they were provided for and witnessed to God 's love for her.
We may not always know how the story will go, or where we are in it, but God the author is always at work writing the story even when we can't see it.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Hello world!
Good morning!
It has been some time since I have put myself out there in the blogging world. I had a surreal conversation with a lady in the States who was looking for a Mark Noonan who was a blogger. She overheard a conversation where she heard a couple of pastors mention Mark Driscoll, Tim Keller, and Mark Noonan all in the same breath.
Now I am not so ego driven or presumptuous to think it was actually me. I am sure it must be somebody else. But it got me thinking that the Kingdom of God is a beautiful thing. Status is nothing in God's economy.
We are all on the same playing field. Maybe I have said something profound, or maybe I am just taking someone else's credit. Who knows? But I do know that even though I have not met either of these gentlemen mentioned in this blog, I do know we are brothers in Christ.
I do relish conversing about God's Kingdom, and sharing the Gospel when I have those opportunities.
So here I am saying 'Hello world' after a year and a half away from it.
Let's restart the conversation and share our faith stories and see God work His wonders!
God bless!!
It has been some time since I have put myself out there in the blogging world. I had a surreal conversation with a lady in the States who was looking for a Mark Noonan who was a blogger. She overheard a conversation where she heard a couple of pastors mention Mark Driscoll, Tim Keller, and Mark Noonan all in the same breath.
Now I am not so ego driven or presumptuous to think it was actually me. I am sure it must be somebody else. But it got me thinking that the Kingdom of God is a beautiful thing. Status is nothing in God's economy.
We are all on the same playing field. Maybe I have said something profound, or maybe I am just taking someone else's credit. Who knows? But I do know that even though I have not met either of these gentlemen mentioned in this blog, I do know we are brothers in Christ.
I do relish conversing about God's Kingdom, and sharing the Gospel when I have those opportunities.
So here I am saying 'Hello world' after a year and a half away from it.
Let's restart the conversation and share our faith stories and see God work His wonders!
God bless!!
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