I once was told that an agnostic believes there might be a God, but if He existed, He does not care at all about what goes on in our lives. Going further, as I understand it, He is not intricately involved in our lives, and has no desire to know anything about us.
Obviously I do not believe this way. Especially since my favorite Scripture is Psalms 139, which goes precisely against that belief. However, I find myself realizing that often I live as if I do hold an agnostic belief.
My husband and I are buying a house, and we have so much peace about it. We really feel as if we are in the center of God's will. However, we have had these moments of anxiety, each at different times, about a mortgage payment that is quite a bit bigger than our current one. My husband experienced this on Friday. During that day he was working hard, and thought to himself how much he would just love a Coke Zero or Pepsi Max. He had planned on stopping in somewhere to get one, but never got the chance. As he was delivering a package, one of the ladies offered him a Coke Zero.
Jake had not prayed about it, nothing. It was just a fleeting thought he had about how amazing it would be to get a little caffeine boost.
How often have we had something like this happen and we thought, "Wow! What a coincidence! That's awesome!" or something along those lines?
Guess what? God PROVIDED my husband with this. That Coke Zero was such an blessing from the Lord. It was not coincidence, and it was not his lucky day. My husband felt that this was God's way of saying, "See, I will take care of you". I cannot even begin to tell you how many times the Lord has done this for me.
How timely!
So many times we go throughout the day stressing about a need, or "getting lucky" when something good happens. We fail to acknowledge that God had a hand in any of the good stuff, yet often when stressful things happen we are quick to ask the Lord why He would let such and such a thing happen.
Those little blessings that we pass off as "having a good day" are not just a part of the good things in life. God is actively seeking to provide for us, provide those thing we don't even ask for. These are the ways He reveals Himself to us, and I think we short change Him and ourselves when we fail to recognize His hand in our daily lives.
My challenge: Acknowledge God's hand, look for it even. Truly examine your life, be honest with yourself. When you start opening your eyes to God's hand in your daily life, your faith will grow as will your passion for him.
Obviously I do not believe this way. Especially since my favorite Scripture is Psalms 139, which goes precisely against that belief. However, I find myself realizing that often I live as if I do hold an agnostic belief.
My husband and I are buying a house, and we have so much peace about it. We really feel as if we are in the center of God's will. However, we have had these moments of anxiety, each at different times, about a mortgage payment that is quite a bit bigger than our current one. My husband experienced this on Friday. During that day he was working hard, and thought to himself how much he would just love a Coke Zero or Pepsi Max. He had planned on stopping in somewhere to get one, but never got the chance. As he was delivering a package, one of the ladies offered him a Coke Zero.
Jake had not prayed about it, nothing. It was just a fleeting thought he had about how amazing it would be to get a little caffeine boost.
How often have we had something like this happen and we thought, "Wow! What a coincidence! That's awesome!" or something along those lines?
Guess what? God PROVIDED my husband with this. That Coke Zero was such an blessing from the Lord. It was not coincidence, and it was not his lucky day. My husband felt that this was God's way of saying, "See, I will take care of you". I cannot even begin to tell you how many times the Lord has done this for me.
How timely!
So many times we go throughout the day stressing about a need, or "getting lucky" when something good happens. We fail to acknowledge that God had a hand in any of the good stuff, yet often when stressful things happen we are quick to ask the Lord why He would let such and such a thing happen.
Those little blessings that we pass off as "having a good day" are not just a part of the good things in life. God is actively seeking to provide for us, provide those thing we don't even ask for. These are the ways He reveals Himself to us, and I think we short change Him and ourselves when we fail to recognize His hand in our daily lives.
My challenge: Acknowledge God's hand, look for it even. Truly examine your life, be honest with yourself. When you start opening your eyes to God's hand in your daily life, your faith will grow as will your passion for him.
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