Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 20:08 from Bill Williams - Spiritual Oasis, View Original Posting
As mentioned in the previous post, God definitely does have a sublime idea for our lives. Visionary people are not only aware of this, but are also willing to surrender to it. If you look at Rachel’s comment on the previous post, you’ll see that she was blessed to have a grandfather who embodied this idea. Against this back drop, it seems reasonable that we should ask:
How do we surrender to God’s steering current for our lives and ministries?
First, we must believe our God is a “Can Do” God. Remember the observation of James:
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 14:45 from Bill Williams - Spiritual Oasis, View Original Posting
Are you living the good life? Christopher Morley once affirmed that the good life consists of three basic ingredients: learning, earning and yearning. To a certain extent, we can agree with this. But, in my estimation, we must insist that there is more to the good life. It seems that Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevski captures this concept when he declares: “Neither man nor nation can exist without a sublime idea.”
Even though life revolves around what we sometimes call the daily grind, it involves much more! We are here to serve and glorify God. We do this by yielding our lives to the Lord, letting Him direct our lives. As jet streams provide steering currents for massive weather systems, the will of God should determine the course of our lives.
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 22:25 from Bill Williams - Spiritual Oasis, View Original Posting
Hebrews chapter 11 is often referred to as the “Hall of Fame of the Faithful.” Pausing to reflect on the lives of the people listed here is both encouraging and instructive. Through their lives we learn the meaning behind the assertion that faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. We also learn why lives of faith are pleasing to the Lord: faith leads to obedience from the heart to the Lord’s will for our lives. Thus, the writer of Hebrews summarized this train of thought by stating that “these were all commended for their faith” (Hebrews 11:39). No matter when or where we live, our lives should be characterized by such commendable faith.
