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This is a difficult
couple of weeks to say the least.
You keep looking for
God in situations, you know He is there. And He is.
I am often reminded
of the piece called Footprints about the two sets of prints walking in the sand
then one disappears showing a single set of footprints. The man asks God,
"You told me if I would follow you, you would never leave me. During the
most difficult times of my life, where there are only one set of footprints, why
did you leave me?" God (as only God can) looks at the man and tells him,
"My precious, precious child....I never left you. Those are the times in
your life...... when I....carried you."
I think about that
and it makes me think I should lose some weight, so when God has to carry me,
the load isnt so heavy. Then I think deeper, if I can rid more sin out of
my life, it does lighten His load, until I am strong enough to stand beside Him,
and again walk with Him. What I have to understand is HE gives me the
strength to stand beside him and then to follow where He leads me.. It is
nothing I can do, but should be everything I desire to do.
God tells me if I
continue to walk with Him, I stay in His grace, I will be blessed.
And I am! He has done for me all I need, but promises me more and more as
He desires our relationship.
I continue to seek
out God and seek out His blessings. I dont think that is wrong. But
I do know, regardless of whether it is my God, or my wife,
a friend, my dad, or my child, it tends to work the same. We give and
receive blessings and for Christians, the model is by God's design.
You seldom give
blessings to those you have no relationship with. You might donate monies
to a charity and your blessing is received upon the act, never knowing the
result. We leave that to God. Our human natures desire
relationships. I see people striving to do what is right and I feel
compelled to reach out and help or bless them.
The difference with
blessing people that we have little relationshihp with is some different.
We give, never caring for its return. It is only by the Spirit in our
lives that we give, and is returned by the Spirit in their
lives.
God's blessings for
us are meant to be purely Spiritual. Even being blessed with finances, a
home, a car, a job, those belong to God and there is a spiritual component to
them. Sometimes God wants some of our financial blessings because another
of His children need them. Maybe some of His children need a place to stay
or a ride somewhere. He gives us these things to show His love to others
through us, never of us.
His Spiritual
blessings sometimes are harder to see, or realize. Sending His son to show
us the way, that we know, we remain faithful to Him, what He has promised, not
having yet attained it, but looking forward to it.
"I AM that bridge over your troubled waters...trust
me"
~God
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