Yes, I dread an Obama presidency, but my faith in God holds steady. He will accomplish his purposes, even if he has to use President Barack Obama to do it. You see, God is already using Obama to accomplish one of his purposes: to light a fire under me. I’ve been holding back on you, God, and you’ve been patient.
Yesterday, I was reading a book that referred to this passage:
“In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself…”
Christ says he’s preparing a place for me. For me. I talk about my relationship with Christ, but I know I’ve been holding back, afraid to fully trust him and develop the kind of intimacy that will allow God to use me fully to accomplish his purposes. Every Christian has been commissioned to make disciples of all men and all nations, to represent him on earth and advance his kingdom. But this Christian has wasted a lot time, caught up with my own desires.
Yesterday was a turning point for me, though. Jesus’ words — his preparing a place for me in his Father’s house — resonated in a way they hadn’t before. I was moved, deeply touched by his love for me. It is a privilege to serve him, and my heart goes out to people who stubbornly reject him.
Yes, I dread an Obama presidency, but my faith in God holds steady. He will accomplish his purposes, even if he has to use President Barack Obama to do it. You see, God is already using Obama to accomplish one of his purposes: to light a fire under me. I’ve been holding back on you, God, and you’ve been patient.
ReplyDeleteYesterday, I was reading a book that referred to this passage:
“In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself…”
Christ says he’s preparing a place for me. For me. I talk about my relationship with Christ, but I know I’ve been holding back, afraid to fully trust him and develop the kind of intimacy that will allow God to use me fully to accomplish his purposes. Every Christian has been commissioned to make disciples of all men and all nations, to represent him on earth and advance his kingdom. But this Christian has wasted a lot time, caught up with my own desires.
Yesterday was a turning point for me, though. Jesus’ words — his preparing a place for me in his Father’s house — resonated in a way they hadn’t before. I was moved, deeply touched by his love for me. It is a privilege to serve him, and my heart goes out to people who stubbornly reject him.