11.01.2010
sprinkles
Do you all know the song made popular by Chris Tomlin (written by a group called Blue Tree from Northern Ireland), "God of This City"? If not, youtube it before you read this post.
That song popped into my head today and, as typical, I start belting it out while cleaning the kitchen. As I was singing I thought to myself, you know, in light of the circumstances of this weekend I know God has greater things for me, not just for this city or that city (or whatever one you happen to be in while singing the song!). It made me think about all of the things God has done for me over the course of my life. There are so many things it is truly humbling when I think about it. It honestly would be enough if God never did anything else with or for me. He has already done so much! Salvation alone is the only gift I truly needed and He provided for that by sending Jesus Christ. Everyday mercy and grace are the icing on the cake and everything else is tiny sugar decorative pieces or sprinkles on top. God is saying, "Suze, I have greater things for you! Greater things that you could ask or imagine!" Wow!
Now, I am a pretty big dreamer. Most days I live in the clouds. I do have a strategic realist in me (by God's grace) to keep me returning to earth and looking at all the potential outcomes, but I have some pretty big dreams. I believe those dreams are there because God put them in my heart, but to know that God has even more for me than I have the mind to dream about right now is truly amazing!
Do you believe that God has greater things for you? That He wants to make your future full of God-sized things? Things that only He can do? I do. I know He does. He doesn't want you to dwell in the past. Those days are gone. Anything you see in your past that God has done for you is merely a glimmer of what He has for your future. Don't live in the past. Live in the present. Dream the future. And let God continue to change your dreams so that they align with His dreams.
So many times throughout the Bible we are told not to dwell on former things (Remember them, yes, but stay focused on them, no). God is continuing to do a new thing! (Isa. 42:9; 43:18-21) And I believe the new thing is a greater thing that you can even dream!
Addendum:
After writing that I read Experiencing God: Unit 6 Intro. It talks about praying for one thing and getting another and I find this quote extremely pertinent to this revealation!
"God, if I ever give You a request and You have more to give me than I am asking, cancel my request!" Henry Blackaby.
Let us pray that same prayer with our dreams. God, if we have dreams and You have something greater for us, cancel our dreams and give us Yours! Amen? Amen!
That song popped into my head today and, as typical, I start belting it out while cleaning the kitchen. As I was singing I thought to myself, you know, in light of the circumstances of this weekend I know God has greater things for me, not just for this city or that city (or whatever one you happen to be in while singing the song!). It made me think about all of the things God has done for me over the course of my life. There are so many things it is truly humbling when I think about it. It honestly would be enough if God never did anything else with or for me. He has already done so much! Salvation alone is the only gift I truly needed and He provided for that by sending Jesus Christ. Everyday mercy and grace are the icing on the cake and everything else is tiny sugar decorative pieces or sprinkles on top. God is saying, "Suze, I have greater things for you! Greater things that you could ask or imagine!" Wow!
Now, I am a pretty big dreamer. Most days I live in the clouds. I do have a strategic realist in me (by God's grace) to keep me returning to earth and looking at all the potential outcomes, but I have some pretty big dreams. I believe those dreams are there because God put them in my heart, but to know that God has even more for me than I have the mind to dream about right now is truly amazing!
Do you believe that God has greater things for you? That He wants to make your future full of God-sized things? Things that only He can do? I do. I know He does. He doesn't want you to dwell in the past. Those days are gone. Anything you see in your past that God has done for you is merely a glimmer of what He has for your future. Don't live in the past. Live in the present. Dream the future. And let God continue to change your dreams so that they align with His dreams.
So many times throughout the Bible we are told not to dwell on former things (Remember them, yes, but stay focused on them, no). God is continuing to do a new thing! (Isa. 42:9; 43:18-21) And I believe the new thing is a greater thing that you can even dream!
Addendum:
After writing that I read Experiencing God: Unit 6 Intro. It talks about praying for one thing and getting another and I find this quote extremely pertinent to this revealation!
"God, if I ever give You a request and You have more to give me than I am asking, cancel my request!" Henry Blackaby.
Let us pray that same prayer with our dreams. God, if we have dreams and You have something greater for us, cancel our dreams and give us Yours! Amen? Amen!
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