Or maybe it was a whole string of hours together...a time that is so obviously directed by God it is almost scary? I had one of those tonight. You know that box? The one we like to try and contain God in? Well mine was definitely burst once again.
But God? He is so good, so loving, so kind. He knows our true needs, even when the temptation to allow our desires to control us threaten. While I could not possibly have predicted and probably would never have wished for all He had in store for me tonight, He dug down straight to the root of the issue in my life, exposed the wounds I had been guarding so jealously, and gave them room to breathe and heal. Then He gave me a glimpse of what fruit He might grow from that weakened, salvaged stem. Something far beyond my poor ability to ask or imagine.
And even though the outcome of all of this paradigm shift may end up as nothing more than that--just an event God uses in my life to show me how much greater He is than I--yet I am content. Because He continues to show me that He has a higher calling on my life than I have for myself. And He will fulfill it in ways I cannot begin to imagine; ways that refine me into a clearer reflection of His Son. And all of the pain and heat that must be endured along the way? Worth it, to hear those words, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."
What more can we ask? We who deserve wrath, in mercy receive the gift of salvation. We who do not merit love are graced with the presence of Love Himself.
And yes, dear reader of this blog, whomever you may be, this post is intentionally vague. But that is because it is the same thing He wishes to do in the lives of each and every member of this planet. The details, yes, they vary by person and circumstance. But God, and His redemptive plan in our lives? He will always prevail when we allow Him room to work.
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