The
thing I’m most thankful for about God these days is that He doesn’t have moving
targets. I know exactly what He expects
of me…trust. I know exactly what pleases
Him…trust. When I don’t trust He gives
me another opportunity to trust.
He
doesn’t look at me like I could have done better. He doesn’t tell me with His tone of voice
that I’ve let Him down. He doesn’t tell
me stories about how people in my situations fared better than I did in
mine. he doesn’t compare me to anyone.
He
doesn’t tell me He was looking for something different when I do my best to
trust. He made His desires clear in the
Living Word so I’m not left guessing. He
has made His decision to never forsake me clear so I’m not left wondering. He has made His will clear that He will not
condemn me so I’m not left cowering.
His
targets are stationary because He is stationary. And because He is stationary my identity in
Him is unchanging.
Remember
Brad Pitt’s rendition of Tyler Durden in the movie Fight Club?
I
feel Jesus would put His arm around Tyler and say, “You don’t even know how
right you are. Trust in Me Tyler, and I’ll
make that a reality, I will give you identity far beyond the scope of making
soap.”
Tyler
might says, “Whoa, it’s Jesus! No (expletive) way!”
To
which Jesus would smile and nod.
Tyler
might respond, “You know I’m not real right?”
To
which Jesus would smile and nod…and then say, “I AM”
All
this to say, He IS and so I am! And I’m
incredibly thankful for it.
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