The acceptance of life, reality and what may not be what we had hoped and dreamed for, is often a challenge. We grow up being groomed for a certain path in life, but are never prepared for what will happen if that path suddenly diverts towards a completely different destination.It’s easy to say that we are accepting of God’s will. That what He wants, we want; to say Lord, I’m not particular, point me in the direction of Your choosing.
But do we ever really give up full control?
Lately I’ve been drawing a lot of inspiration from YouTube videos, often ones that I stumble across as if by accident, but I’ve come to know better.
Actually I stumbled across this song through my guilty pleasure of watching Dancing with the Stars last night as I hung out at my grandma’s house. I’ve really enjoyed watching this season since a few of my favorite actresses growing up are on the show, but I never imagined that a song from one performance would seem so relevant with an internal struggle that has been waging inside of me for a long time.
Marie Miller’s song, 6’2 (see video above) is a song that could easily have been sung from my own heart. It tells the story of a girl who is trying convey to God that she is willing to accept His will for her life, yet she keeps interjecting with her own directions that she feels would make it better.Don’t we all do this? An earth-moving sermon is given on Sunday and we pray to God that this time we are willing to accept whatever He chooses for our lives. That we are willing to face any thing He choses to throw at us because it is a part of His will. And then a day (or even an hour) later we find ourselves trying to manipulate His plan in order to meet our standards.
Wishy-washy faith is not unusual, it can even be found in Chrisitians that are firm in their faith. It’s the struggle of Free Will, a gift (that sometimes feels like a curse) that God has given us. It’s an opportuity for us to push through the obstacle course, running, or crawling if we must, towards the goal of meeting Him face to face one day. We just have to decide to make the effort.
In a small group study I did a few years back, called The Reason for God, Timothy Keller, a NYC pastor and NY Times best selling author, sits down with six non-believers to discuss various myths and questions about Christianity. One answer he gave that stood out to me was the reason why Christians follow the “rules” even if they seem impossible to follow and seem as though we’re being set up for failure.
He discusses that Christians follow the rules because (paraphrased) we’ve been forgiven through the mercy and grace of Jesus Christ. It’s our way of saying, “this is how much I love you and what you’re done for me”. It’s like a budding relationship where your heart is in your throat and you start making adjustments to your daily living so to be more accommodating and pleasing to your mate because you hope that they will make the same sacrifices for you. For Christians the sacrifice has already been made. It’s now our turn to do right by making sacrifices themselves.
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Tell me, how do you deal with the struggles of wishy-washy faith and the acceptance of God’s will for your life?
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Bree is a recovering perfectionist whose weaknesses include the dollar spot at Target and any pretty office supplies. Though she is an introvert, she has an insatiable craving for community and a desire to bring light to God’s purpose in the imperfections of life. Read More
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