A Call for Repentance - Day 12: Forgive me Lord for being oblivious to Your glorious plan for me.

“When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet,”

‭‭Psalm‬ ‭8:3-6‬ ‭ESV‬‬

You’ve probably heard the reference about some people being “glass half empty,” versus other people being “glass half full” people. Indeed, it is easy to become complaint-focused, as those things not going as we would like in our lives, seem to shout out over the quiet voice of our blessings. Child of God, it ought not be so.

One particularly egregious way the disgruntled persuasion manifests in us, is in the focusing on what the Christian walk “costs,” as opposed to the blessings found therein.

“Oh,” some people say, “why must I give this or that up?” “What great sacrifices I am making to be separate from the world system.” Etc. This tunnel vision on what we can’t do/have because of our identification with Christ, reveals a total ignorance of the plan of God for us.

If we look at our lives without viewing them through the context of God‘s plan for man, we may miss the whole point of our being and make our own comfort our goal.

Far from the notion that “God just wants me to be happy,” is the real truth: God wants us to be holy and be who He made us to be, a goal only realized through a true relationship with Him.

God has made every effort to lead us back to Himself. He took on flesh and became the perfect sacrifice for our sins. He showed us that He is our Father and made a way for us to live in His house forever! Not only that, He made a way for us to rule and reign with Him.

It’s no wonder that our opening scripture finds David speaking as one enraptured by the goodness of God towards us!

Think of it: The Creator of our glorious creation, has also created us in His very image. He has wonderful plans for us that He refused to allow even our sin to interrupt!

Let’s repent for allowing our hardships to cause us to be oblivious to God’s glorious, majestic plan for us. As well, let’s make every effort to live our lives within the context of that knowledge.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!

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