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Friday, October 19, 2007

Opportunity

My mom and I watched the movie "Evan Almighty" last night...and I highly recommend it. It is a hilarious movie and there are some real truths to be found therein. But there was one monologue that really caught my attention...

God: Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?

You know, I've been thinking a lot about this whole job thing (and the lack thereof!) and I'm just trying to see what God is teaching me through this. The one thing I see most clearly is TRUST. Seems I will never learn that lesson fully, because He keeps giving it to me to learn! Instead of giving me trust, He's giving me the opportunity to trust Him. Trust Him for ends to meet, for my social life, and even for my sanity most days! This was just a good reminder to me...He doesn't always just GIVE us what we ask for, but rather, He gives us the opportunities for it.

Watch the movie. It's a good one. :)

posted by Sara at 12:26 AM

3 Comments:

  • this song is/for you

    My Cathedral
    by Chris Rice

    Sweetest days of childhood,
    Playing in the deep woods,
    Stomping through the creek
    and feeling oh-so-much alive.

    We're camping in the forest,
    We join the cricket chorus,
    Hum our songs of gratitude
    around a crackling fire.

    Out here in the stillness,
    I found my house of worship
    with column trees and canopy of stars,
    Here in my cathedral.

    It was beneath the blue skies,
    I ran down to be baptized,
    I felt the river wash me clean
    and dried beneath the sun.

    To this day believing
    I'm wide awake or dreaming,
    Scan the ancient sky
    and understand where I belong.

    Cause out here in the stillness,
    I find my house of worship
    with column trees and canopy of stars,
    Here in my cathedral.

    This is where I find my soul,
    Out where holy men of old
    first knelt in soil
    and thanked You for the rain.

    Wrote the songs that filled the air,
    Harold angels sang their prayer,
    out beneath
    your darling constellations.

    Let me off and wander,
    Robin song and thunder,
    Surrounding me with stained glass leaves
    that change with every breeze.

    Out here in the stillness,
    I find my house of worship
    with column trees and canopy of stars,
    Here in my cathedral.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:07 AM  

  • The words of Jesus are not only for me but for you also:

    John 14:1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me."

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:34 AM  

  • thanks anonymous...i'm going to go look up that song. trust is a tough one sometimes, but i very much appreciate your words. wish i knew who you were.
    grace - sara

    By Blogger Sara, at 9:34 AM  

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