cutting corners

Not missing out on the best of what God promised to me is my ultimate objective in life. Awaiting his timing, which sometimes, I must admit tempted me to go off track and take over God’s steering wheel, almost had a disastrous outcome. On more than one occasion, I decided that God was messed up and so that is why God kept messing up my plans. The rut of routine and the morass of what seemed like meaningless chores or rather, my attitude towards what he had blessed me to do so efficiently, did not help either. I just felt like my life was on hold; it is only after I decided to take God promises a little seriously and later, more seriously did I realize that he was waiting on me tapping his feet as though to the music of “Final Jeopardy.” As soon as I surrendered to Him, he promoted me from feeling mundane to feeling magnificent about my outlook on life.

The pay cheque is necessary; however, I understand what he meant when he got me off the daily grind of working for food that does not satisfy.

Had I not taken the time to see God’s purpose in every tangle I would not care two hoots whether I go to hell when I die; ironically, I came to my senses and realized that I was in hell and that I had to get out before I die.

God is not in the hurry-up-busyness, for doing so would be like helping the butterfly out of its cocoon before its wings are strong enough manifest its purpose- to develop from larva to creature of flight. This realization has been the most discerning thing in my lesson of God’s time and sense of purpose that make me understanding that helping God out is cutting corners and he does not like it one bit.

Another thing is that I used to tell him I will believe you and trust you when you come through favourably for me… oh I am just thrilled to know that God forgave my impatience and gross ignorance of that he was doing behind the scenes. Is it any wonder that he never let my pouting distract him? I did not like the process but I am just happy that he still chose me as one of his conduits to serve him.

How else could I have bear much fruit save for being a branch of his vine! Thank you God for revealing your character in me in whatever you grace me to do.