If we give in to the
corrosive habit of whining, the very point for which we are made is lost. The image of God is not latent; in Christ it is front and center. From every pore seeps Christ and His nature
and as you live out the day God has given you, something miraculous happens;
God in flesh is realized, or better, discovered. You are where you are because God has placed
you there with no other task than for Jesus Christ to live through you and flow
out from you. You can snap at your husband or complain about your boss,
gripe about your friend or grit your teeth over your salary but what you have
really done is dam off the spill of grace from your response line. What could have been a sparkling ray of light
became a shadow and God was kept at bay by your refusal to be crucified with
Christ right then. The greatest saint is
not the one drawing the biggest crowd, it is the one so hidden by Christ that
all that is seen is God head to toe. The
artistry of Jesus is blighted the moment we cannot see God in our plight and
that critical brushstroke is never reworked.
The Lord won't impose His will upon you for then all that will be
manifested is the forgery, a charlatan's trickery. It is you who must choose to believe the
Lord has done good with you now and then and only then Christ will spring forth
from you like the brightest dawn. The
most important work you have is to believe God is in each spot in your life and
trust His judgment and care for you as you go about your business. Satan is not your greatest foe; your unbelief
is and that must be squeezed out of you daily as you look for God at every
corner and turn and trust Him to make all things good that come your way.
...but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears
over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your
dawn. Isaiah 60:2-3 NIV
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