A few words keep going around in
my head this morning since I posted my last post on God’s love. The words are
Complacent; Clamor and as a result of looking up clamor; I was led to look up
the meaning of vehement. Let me first define the words then attempt to tie them
together to express my thought.
Complacent: to be pleased, especially with oneself or one’s
merit and/or situation; self-satisfied. Synonyms: smug, unbothered, untroubled.
Clamor: a loud uproar; a vehement expression of desire or
dissatisfaction; to drive, force, influence
Vehement: zealous, impassioned; strongly emotional, intense or
passionate; marked by great energy or exertion; strenuous
Okay, so how
does one rest in knowing that “He who began a good work in me will complete it”
and yet not become complacent? I never want to be satisfied and think that I
know that I know everything about God. And yet, by my last post you have seen
by now that I sometimes still doubt; I
do not claim to know; but I do need to rest and be assured. To hunger and
thirst – seems to me to be actions – verbs.
We can know
His love; I do believe that is possible; I just haven’t totally arrived there
yet. But should be still clamor to know more of it and to know Him more
intimately?
Someone said
to me that I should clamor to know Him; to clamor for a bigger truer vision of
God. How does one force it? What is my part to do and what is my part to rest
in? I cant think that its my right to ask Him for more; to show me more – for
what else can we ask Him to do? Really!! But at the same time, I want to know
Him, I want to trust Him , I want to do HIS kingdom things and to not settle or
less than His will.
This leaves us asking, do I demand and fast; or do
I seek first His kingdom and keep walking and talking with Him and then
everything else falls in line?
We have to
ask ourselves as well: Do I truly want
Him and His will because that is all that I desire? Or is it because I know
that nothing else really satisfies and there is no point in striving for
anything less?
Welcome to my
wondering thoughts … That’s all for now.
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