the happy meal gospel
in responce to God's sharing through wallace this morning...
we are all on a journey towards becoming the person God designed us to be. some begin the journey seeking the toy, some for the food, and even others just to have a relationship with the mickey d's employee. no matter where we start or where we get stuck, God's desired, designed destination is full love relationship with Himself through Jesus Christ.
anything less that the whole meal; toy, burger, relationship, just ends up eating christianinty ala carte.
we need the whole happy meal. thanks wallace.
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have i forgotten?
i am growing more and more aware of my shortage in the area of "being a blessing".
GOD told Abram: "Leave your country, your family, and your father's home for a land that I will show you.
I'll make you a great nation
and bless you.
I'll make you famous;
you'll be a blessing.
I'll bless those who bless you;
those who curse you I'll curse.
All the families of the Earth
will be blessed through you."
journal entry 5.2.05
the great pressure of conflict builds in my spirit.
it keeps me awake at night,
it clouds my thoughts in the day.
it is a battle that rages to claim ownership of my heart;
a battle between the doubt and insecurity,
and the confidence and assurance.
they both call out to my ear,
my head spins with indecision on which to decipher.
i stand still in the moment.
paralyzed by fear,
frozen by potential.
so i wait on God.
Your timing will be perfect.
Your call will come;
quietly and softly, clear and loud.
gentle like the fuzzy coat of a baby chick
bold like the roar of a lion.
in that moment the heart claim of ownership will be yours.
yours again.
so i wait on You, God.
i know your answers will come.
for You know the real questions that swirl in my heart,
and the questions i have yet to ask.
you know the true reason for the restlessness of my spirit,
and the restlessness i have yet to feel.
you know the selfish desires that call my will to wrestle with yours,
and the selfish desires waiting to call me to the mat again.
so i wait on You, O God.
when i hear Your voice, i will strike with confidence.
bold and courageous,
assured of Your power.
assured with Your voice.
assured by Your promise.
for it is Your will that shall conquer mine,
and Your ways that win out.
my restless spirit replaced;
replaced by a powerful peace.
my spirit sits at the end of the dock,
looking across a calm, glasslike lake
on the dawn of a new day.
my heart now that sits between the anticipation of what's to come,
and the comfort of what is now.
i wait on God.
the questions of my heart will be answered by a simple embrace.
as Your arms wrap around me,
i feel confidence come over me.
Your brute strength and Your passionate tenderness pull me close.
with each squeeze you pull me closer to You,
until my head rests firmly on Your chest.
in an instant,
all the questions; moot.
all the restlessness; irrelevant.
all the wrestling; match over.
i wait on You, God.
i wait empty.
i wait void.
but i wait in joy.
for i have confidence that the Great Answer in coming.
You answer in love;
for Your answer is love.
You answer in peace;
for Your answer is peace.
You answer in truth;
for Your answer is truth.
i wait on You O God.
my heart in confusion.
my spirit in turmoil.
my body paralyzed.
my arms open.
please God, embrace me.
