There are two things that really stuck out to me in this reading. Warning in advance, I realize I am about to take this quote out of context, and I mean WAY out of context; however, it is something I have been kind of dealing with lately and has been somewhat heavy on my heart. So, I wanted to share my heart with you guys... without further or due, here we go.
This week's reading had two or three quotes that really kind of reminded me of my personal life. The writer says, "Speak to me. Why do you never speak? Speak. What are you thinking of? What are you thinking? Think. I never know what you are thinking. Think." (page 40). This stuck out to me primarily because I have been wrestling with some decisions lately. I saught out friends and family for advice, and they all were very wise and generous in the advice they gave. Most of them recommended that I just turn to God to see what He has in store. When they told me that, I thought to myself, "Really Cade... Really? Why didn't you go there first?" But here we are. So, I took their advice and saught the Lord out. For a long while, I heard nothing. In the silence of God, I began to think. In case anyone was wondering, I am an overthinker. I overthink EVERYTHING. and that's exactly what I did in this case. To make a long story short, I came to the realization that God was not just being quite. He was trying to speak to me, I just failed to listen. He answered my questions, some of which were answeres that, frankly, I just did not want to hear. One of those being a "yes, but you have to wait." In case anyone also wanted to know, 'yes, wait' lowkey is not fun. However, I understand what God has in store is so much greater than what I can ask for or imagine. I also understand his time is perfect.
So, even though I do not want to wait, I understand that is what I need to do. During the time of my not listening to God, I almost begged Him to speak and tell me what I wanted/needed to know. All the while, He was telling me and I wasn't listening. In all reality, right now He just wants me to trust Him. Like I said, I realize this was out of context, but I felt like I should share with encouragement saying, God knows the big picture of whatever we are dealing with. He knows the beginning and the end, while we only can see what's right in front of us. We need not worry, but trust in Him alone, which I understand is sometimes easier said than done. Run to Him. He understands and He is here to walk with you and comfort. Anyways, that's all I got. Maybe someone needed to hear that.
I commented on Zane's and Logan's posts.
This week's reading had two or three quotes that really kind of reminded me of my personal life. The writer says, "Speak to me. Why do you never speak? Speak. What are you thinking of? What are you thinking? Think. I never know what you are thinking. Think." (page 40). This stuck out to me primarily because I have been wrestling with some decisions lately. I saught out friends and family for advice, and they all were very wise and generous in the advice they gave. Most of them recommended that I just turn to God to see what He has in store. When they told me that, I thought to myself, "Really Cade... Really? Why didn't you go there first?" But here we are. So, I took their advice and saught the Lord out. For a long while, I heard nothing. In the silence of God, I began to think. In case anyone was wondering, I am an overthinker. I overthink EVERYTHING. and that's exactly what I did in this case. To make a long story short, I came to the realization that God was not just being quite. He was trying to speak to me, I just failed to listen. He answered my questions, some of which were answeres that, frankly, I just did not want to hear. One of those being a "yes, but you have to wait." In case anyone also wanted to know, 'yes, wait' lowkey is not fun. However, I understand what God has in store is so much greater than what I can ask for or imagine. I also understand his time is perfect.
So, even though I do not want to wait, I understand that is what I need to do. During the time of my not listening to God, I almost begged Him to speak and tell me what I wanted/needed to know. All the while, He was telling me and I wasn't listening. In all reality, right now He just wants me to trust Him. Like I said, I realize this was out of context, but I felt like I should share with encouragement saying, God knows the big picture of whatever we are dealing with. He knows the beginning and the end, while we only can see what's right in front of us. We need not worry, but trust in Him alone, which I understand is sometimes easier said than done. Run to Him. He understands and He is here to walk with you and comfort. Anyways, that's all I got. Maybe someone needed to hear that.
I commented on Zane's and Logan's posts.
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