So this week I have been praying asking God to reveal to me what He wanted posted on this blog and I felt like He wasn't speaking to me, but honestly I wasn't truly seeking His will because I was too preoccupied with Netflix and Facebook. But when I finally got away from them for a few days I was able to hear His ever so quiet whisper.
Last week mom and I were doing yard work when we discovered a birds nest in one of our trees we were pruning. Well I noticed how fiercely the mother abandoned the nest when we were coming, but she never stopped watching us work around the tree. As I reflect back on that moment, I wanted and I knew I could help the momma bird! Our society is so capable of doing above and beyond what that momma bird needs for her babies! WE practically could raise her babies for her and give them all of the nutrition that they need. But she would abandon the eggs if we tried because she doesn't trust us.
When I think about this concept, I look to my relationship with God. Like the momma bird, I like to think I know how to control the situation and make sure everything is great. However, like the caring gardener [God], when He tries to intervene on my behalf, I get scared and don't trust Him. I am like the bird, I abandon Him because I am no longer in control. This is a toxic cycle and has caused me to stumble many times because of my stubbornness and desire to be in control!
A wise pastor recently told me, we trust God to a point, we struggle with trusting him because we believe we are not capable, we are insecure, we make every excuse to not trust God. It is hard to trust God with all those things, but God is omnipresent and all powerful. God has given us the keys to the kingdom. He trust us with His kingdom, yet we fail to trust him with all these little things. [Pastor John Matson, Bayside Community Church]
Isaiah 42:16-18
[I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth.These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them. But those who trust in idols who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be turned back in utter shame.“Hear, you deaf; look, you blind, and see!]
Proverbs 3:5-6
[Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him and he will make your paths straight.]
Last week mom and I were doing yard work when we discovered a birds nest in one of our trees we were pruning. Well I noticed how fiercely the mother abandoned the nest when we were coming, but she never stopped watching us work around the tree. As I reflect back on that moment, I wanted and I knew I could help the momma bird! Our society is so capable of doing above and beyond what that momma bird needs for her babies! WE practically could raise her babies for her and give them all of the nutrition that they need. But she would abandon the eggs if we tried because she doesn't trust us.When I think about this concept, I look to my relationship with God. Like the momma bird, I like to think I know how to control the situation and make sure everything is great. However, like the caring gardener [God], when He tries to intervene on my behalf, I get scared and don't trust Him. I am like the bird, I abandon Him because I am no longer in control. This is a toxic cycle and has caused me to stumble many times because of my stubbornness and desire to be in control!
A wise pastor recently told me, we trust God to a point, we struggle with trusting him because we believe we are not capable, we are insecure, we make every excuse to not trust God. It is hard to trust God with all those things, but God is omnipresent and all powerful. God has given us the keys to the kingdom. He trust us with His kingdom, yet we fail to trust him with all these little things. [Pastor John Matson, Bayside Community Church]
Isaiah 42:16-18
[I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth.These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them. But those who trust in idols who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be turned back in utter shame.“Hear, you deaf; look, you blind, and see!]
Proverbs 3:5-6
[Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him and he will make your paths straight.]
This is such a huge and important concept that I have yet to grasp. I applaud you Meghan for being able to identify this weakness in ourselves and our society. This post motivates me to start making changes that allow myself to trust God completely.
ReplyDeleteGreat post Meghan! Trust is a key component in a relationship with Christ.
ReplyDelete, Zoë