Today was a bit of a discouraging day for me. Without getting into too much detail, suffice it to say I can be a little sensitive under scrutiny at times, and particularly when the source seems a little too enthusiastic in his/ her approach to criticism.
But then a cool thing happened. Another source-- someone unexpected-- breathed words of God to me, and the words just... hit home. And despite the fact that I have been racing back and forth between states of insecurity and indignation, I am ultimately struck by the notion that God can speak through whomever or whatever He wants to. The thing is, this person is an old friend of a friend, who had been passionate about Jesus and has since walked away from God. I just met him a few days ago, but I sense that God wants to bring him back home. And it was like our conversation had that strange third dimensional aspect, where you just know God wants some part in it all. Yesssss. So I had my confidence shaken a little from one encounter, but through another encounter, there is this sense of excitement that something good-- something eternal is going to happen in someone's life. And that makes the fleeting "discouraging moments" worthwhile. I love that there's a master plan....
Monday, May 01, 2006
"The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever."
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