educative, if you have accepted that you are still learning at any
stage of your life. Every christian is aware of the statement "It is
finished." It is a curious thing to me. It is often used as a
reference in global events...well, let's just say in every other
person's life, except ours. It is difficult to see what Einstein saw
when he said, "God is in the details."
When we're told that God wants us to be healthy, successful, full of
joy, happy...let's be honest, we tie it to how we feel from moment to
moment. No one tells a toddler about gravity, but he learns to respect
it. Why don't we do the same to the word that God has spoken to us? Is
it really so difficult to believe, to add faith to what he has said?
Perhaps that is why 'it is impossible to please God without faith?'
From the itch that gets your attention at an inconvenient time, to the
beginnings of constipation, to that belch that catches you off guard,
to the fart that theatens to disillusion people next to you about your
perfection (even the queen of england farts...yeah, I said it.) these
details do not escape his notice. We accept that, but we don't accept
that he will intercede in them when we ask? It isn't the sort of thing
he bothers himself about...he is more concerned about the wildlife in
Tanzania or the melting ice caps in the north pole? When will we see
that we're not alone in EVERYTHING? It is finished means everything
that troubles your life, sending it off kilter, while you're here on
earth, all these things have been dealt with.
Stop generalising it. I know the private battles I 'think' I'm
winning. But, perhaps like me, you can't accept that you've won. That
might be the test of faith. We've been given the grace, let us now add
faith to our understanding. Let us add it NOW! Don't shake when
victory seemingly appears out of nowhere, without explanation. It is
finished, remember?
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