DTOTD – Thought 1
” Behold, the dwelling place of God is with Man…..’ and Behold, I am coming soon……Behold, I am coming soon…….I, Jesus have snet my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches…..Surely, I am coming soon.” Rev. 21:3b, Rev. 22: 7a, 12a, 16a and 20b
Life.
What is it? Why is life the way it is? Where did life come from? How did we get here? What made the earth so beautiful? What made the earth so cruel? Is there a system for life? Is life random? Can we predetermine life? Can we determine our own outcome? Why does bad things happen to good people? These amongst others, are some of the most asked questions in history. These are questions that people have asked that have led to incredible discovery, adventure and knowledge.
I love a good question. One that makes you think and ponder and research and read and learn and underline until you come up with your own answer. Some of the questions listed above might be one of those questions for you. Maybe you have other questions that keep you up at night.
As my kids get older, the more inquisitive they become. They also are beginning to ask a lot more questions. Some good, some bad and some that just don’t make any sense. However, I am trying to foster a place in our home where questions are welcomed, which means I have to keep myself in check when one of those ridiculous questions comes out. One of those questions or maybe we can consider it a thought, was this….
” dad, can I really believe that God created the world when everything else tells me that it was something else other than God? “
I got to baptize my son a few years ago and part of me wonders if I should have waited, but part of me also knows that Jesus has his life in his hands and he is now learning and growing into his own belief. My role in his life now is to guide him always back to Jesus. We were lying in his bed before bedtime talking about this and we read out of his big encyclopedia on how the people that put the book together thought the earth was made.
And we began to talk about it more and more until we got to a point in the conversation where he understood that in order for him to really dive into his faith he had to wrestle with 5 words….
” In the beginning, God Created……”
The first five words of the bible. That is what my son was wrestling with. I have a feeling that most of us in our present context, feel the same way. We are all wrestling with whether or not there is a creator or whether this is a bang.
There are seasons of life where we will lean on our faith in an understanding of that God created life. But then there are seasons of life when we question the very reason for life. Some of us battle that question so hard that it leads us to unimaginable pain and confusion.
But if there is a first thought that we can have each and every day…..it might be a good way to start with this:
Thought 1 – God, desires to be with you.
Whatever the season of life that you are in, God desires to be with you.
Whether you are in a good season or a bad season, God desires to be with you.
Whether you are happy with what you see in the mirror or hate what you see in the mirror, God desires to be with you.
Whether you are in the job you love or a job you hate, God desires to be with you.
Each and every morning when you wake up and shake off the sleep grog, God desires to be with you.
Even when things are hard and you don’t know what is next, God desires to be with you.
If you are going to start your journey off with a thought, start with this one.
God, desires to be with you.
Let that be your rock.
Let that be your anchor.
Let than be your life line.
Let that be your compass.
Let that be your prayer.