"What can I Offer the Lord for all his goodness to me ?
I will give you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and offer my prayer to you."
John 6:68
"Lord, to whom would we go ? You have the words that give eternal life. And now we believe and know that you are the Holy One who has come from God."
To whom do we go to ? At our time of need ? and Do we offer thanks and praises to the Lord for all that he has given us ? ... Two very valid questions, though it seems simple, both of them has profound meaning to me.
We often believe in the mortal strength of our own self, or the friends, family or connections we have. Our first solution to any problem is to look at it from a mortal point of view and figure out some sort of way to solve it. If we don't have the strength, knowledge or means to resolve it on our own, we seek help. Mostly from friends or family, but depending on the problem, we decide on using our contacts of people we know, maybe those of power.
But do you realise that the only true power in this world is from the Lord ? Do you realise that the only person who have the solutions you seek is Jesus ?
If you do not, the you've got a lot of thinking to do ......
I have a habit in my life to praise the lord in everything which happens to me. Whether good or bad. I strongly believe in the lord's plan for me and I try to praise his name even in the worst possible scenarios. Most of the time, it is not easy, but as I do and surrender that situation unto his hands, like a miracle, I see things differently. Though we don't realise it on our own, in everything that happens to us, in every direction of our lives, lies the choice of god. Its god's plan that takes us places in our lives.
This plan may not be something which we seek, or something that we always agree to, but it s the best one for us as only God can see our future and our needs.
I lost my job and was cast into a time period of shame. I had only my music to survive and that was such an unpredictable source of income. For months I spent, without any income, selling off things which I had in order to survive. But I never waved from the path. I always believed that the reason why I lost my job, was because god intended it to happen to me. It brought me closer to him and it set me on a completely different path in my life. As i continued to bang against closed doors in my new career, i never gave up in God. My faith kept me alive and just two months ago, we got our first paying customer and our first contract. Now, we are dealing with more work than we can even handle.
God's plan is such that when it takes place, our mortal eyes and mind can not comprehend its final outcome. We are unable to see the reason behind his logic or comprehend why it is so. In order to understand, we need to see from the eyes of faith. It is only through faith that we can even attempt to understand God's plan in our lives.
As I sad before, Faith feeds on faith. If we continue to believe, that belief itself will feed your faith. As you share it with someone else, it will grow further until the day it becomes real. When you experience what you have believed in, then its time to share that experience with someone else. This makes your faith even stronger.
"As the cup runs full, it should be shared with others. If not, the cup can not be filled again. The contents of the cup too will go bad with time."
Our lives are like this. Whatever we experience in god must be shared with those we know. Then and only then will we be able to rake our experiences to another level. Unless we empty our cup, it can not be filled again.
Look not with your eyes my brothers and sisters, look from the faith that god has installed in your hearts. And empty your cups so that god can fill it once again.
May you have a blessed day !
