More To Come

Isn't our Lord magnificent? There is really no other way to describe Him, with my insufficient and extremely limited understanding and vocabulary. He is so far above anything we could ever comprehend. He has taken care of every situation in the lives of each and every person He has ever created...which is everyone, if you were wondering. I was reading for my philosophy test today and the topic of the section was the difference between predestination and divine foreknowledge. I know that this is a gigantic subject, but I'm only going to touch on one thing. After the author described the two schools of thought, he said that there is a third option, which he calls divine timelessness. He says: "God's existence is not everlasting; it is timeless, outside of time altogether." When I read this, I couldn't help but stop and think about it for a minute...it is so true. God created everything...including time...so He is not restricted at all. While it is true that He knows what is going to happen in our lives before we are even born, that is somewhat irrelevant...He existed before time existed, so He really knew everything about us before He created the concept of time! Is that amazing to anyone else?!

It could be just because I am so business-minded and I constantly plan things, but I've really been thinking about time lately. While it seems like we have all the time in the world to do whatever it is we want to do, to find God's purpose for our lives, to build relationships with people, etc., we do not. We are told that our lives are like a vapor in comparison to the eternity that we will spend in Heaven (if eternity even has a concept of time). There should be a sense of urgency in the way we live our lives...but we must seek what the Lord will have us do with our time. I, for one, cannot be trusted to allocate my time properly...I get too wrapped up in the little things to realize that I need to be concerned with the big things. This is where I am right now...stuck between what I feel like I have to do now and the things that I know really matter in the long run. The Lord has been revealing to me lately the fact that He has bigger things for me to do than I have planned for myself...which is why I need Him...so much...more than I even think I do. I can accomplish nothing on my own...though my pride deceives me into thinking so. But pride is a liar...if I do not walk through the doors that the Lord opens for me, then nothing I can do will ever be enough. However, the faith necessary to walk through those doors...no matter what the consequences...is the same faith that will allow the Lord to use me for Kingdom work. That is the hope of more to come.