So many people seem to be hungry for God to change

their lives into what He wants them to be;

what they desire to be... 

But He set that task for us --

free willed, strong willed, unwilling.

we struggle. We weep.  Sometimes shout.  Do it Lord!

We long for God to make changes on our behalf

effortlessly, no pain, no discomfort.

If He did, would we really be satisfied?

Or if we were grateful, for how long?

Have you not seen someone experience a great miracle

and as time goes by it is rarely mentioned or remembered.

Like the nine lepers who were healed

and quickly got on with their lives without a backward glance

Moving forward to the next set of problems

we once again cry out expectantly,

Knowing  He'll be there

but will He be "there"

as we wish Him to be?

We read, we think, we talk--

explaining to Him what the problem is

How we feel about it

What He should do and when...

Life is good.  But it's raining.

Life is hard.  But the sun still shines.

Oh Wow. Oh Woe.

In Walter Brueggemann's words,

 
We are your people and mostly we don't mind,
except that you do not fit any of our categories.
We keep pushing and pulling and twisting and turning,
trying to make you fit the God we would rather have
and every time we distort you that way
we end up with an idol more congenial to us.

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Posted by LadyPoet33

Where do you get all your quotes and poems?

Wonderful!

LadyPoet33

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