You're in a box. It's called tradition. It fits you perfectly and you have been living in it for most of your life. But one day, without even trying, the inevitable happens...you grow up. However, you are still in the same place, in your box that's laced with limitations. You have grown so much that you can't even move your arms any more.
Then someone comes with a shovel and piles on the dirt...giant heaps of opinions, doubt and discouragements. Enter the rain - the Word and promise of God, filled with hope and wisdom. The weight of the raindrops press on the dirt as it turns to mud and now you're suffocating with confusion. What should I do? What voice should I listen to? I'm tired of where I am, but I'm afraid of where I'm going.
You run to church for fresh rain, but your mind is filled with old soil. You're ALIVE but you don't know how to LIVE. Survival is all you've known and you have settled for that. At what point, do you claw your way out of the box to experience the purpose that was set before you?
My prayer for all of us today is that we take the limits off God and ourselves. It's as my Pastor says, we must stop approaching a limitless God with a teaspoon. He is very well able to see that we accomplish greatness beyond our imagination, beyond our traditions and beyond the opinions of people.
Jesus says in John 6:63, "The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit and they are life". All that matters is what He says and in Him are no limits. So look to Jesus now and live!
Stay encouraged and keep stirring!
Hi Stephanie, I finally made it back to NY and to church (Thank God!). I just want to thank you for writing such a beautifully descriptive message. It so well describes my place in life lately. Now that I'm back at church & with prayer, I'm making my way out of that "mud"! I would also like you to know how grateful I am to have met you and for being so kind. May God continue to bless and keep you and your family in VA, in the precious Name of Jesus - Amen!
ReplyDeleteElena Bracero (DeWindt)