What a wonder that is.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Wonder
It’s not so much about trusting God with my life given to Him; it’s about trusting God with His life given to me. After all, Jesus didn’t accept my life when I gave it to Him, I accepted His. Kindly and graciously, He crucified my life and gave me another—His. I’m learning to trust Him in me.
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And, fortunately for us, even our trust is His to nurture and produce. Hooray!
ReplyDeleteA wonder in deed!!
ReplyDeleteHope of Glory. Happy weekend to you Ralph.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteA wonder indeed! Thanks for the inspiration Ralph!
ReplyDeleteMe too. Learning to trust His life in me, but I'm in the remedial class. So slow learing to quit striving and let him live.
ReplyDeleteHow is our trust His to nurture and produce when scripture tells us to trust?
ReplyDeleteAs with Titus 2:10-14, hearing, reading, reflecting, singing about the grace of God teaches us, not in the sense of logical choice or rational decision alone, but it even produces in us the fruit of the Spirit. . .one of which is faithfulness. One cannot help but trust God as He works inside. . .And that's the essence of Christianity.
ReplyDeleteIt's not wise to trust someone who isn't trustworthy, so some of that nurturing and producing that needs to happen in us is God healing our hearts and showing us He is loving, kind and trustworthy. When people are having a hard time trusting God a lot of times they need to focus on God's love, and let him settle their heart. But many times, sadly even in grace circles, people are pushed to surrender and shamingly told they aren't broken when it's healing, nurturing and love they need.
ReplyDeleteway over my head
ReplyDeleteHey, Rudi! At the risk of sounding like an advertisement(!), may I send you a free copy of my book, "God's Astounding Opinion of You"? It surely doesn't have all the answers, but it's what I have. Or I could send you one of Andrew Farley's books or one from Steve McVey or Wayne Jacobsen. . .the list goes on. Message me if you'd like that. For more book recommendations, you can go to http://lifecourse.org/ and click on Recommends. A book isn't everything, but it puts something in your hand from which you can pound me with questions. . .;)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful... thanks Ralph!
ReplyDeletei love it Ralph!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonder....Thank you Lord..:-)
ReplyDeleteSo true and its a wonderful truth.. :) great
ReplyDeleteVery well said Ralph. That perspective should be helpful to all.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder! Makes for an exciting day!
ReplyDeleteLove it and for so long we have struggled to get out of something whereas it Has been Christ that actually has come to substitute your life. He has given us completely NEW and that NEW is HIM
ReplyDeleteThat good you gave your life to him but he still has a lot of work to do in all of as
ReplyDeletePerhaps. But the work He is doing is not to make us better people or even better Christians. He has already made us perfect by including us in His crucifixion and resurrection, and by making us new creations who share in His nature. We are in Christ, holy, blameless and secure, and are right now seated with Him in the heavens. We won't get any better than we are.
ReplyDeleteNow He is convincing us to believe and to trust Him, which is the most normal thing for us. From that trust does the Spirit produce fruit in and through us.