Handcrafted By God
June 30, 2013 Leave a comment
“The heavens tell about the glory of God. The skies announce what his hands have made. Each new day tells more of the story, and each night reveals more and more about God’s power.” Psalm 19:1, 2 ERV
Sometimes we question ourselves why we are placed in a difficult situation. When disaster strikes, we automatically resort to questions such as these:
What did I do wrong to deserve this?
Why me? Why it has to be today?
Can I get a break from problems?
Why betrayal?
Why sickness?
Why calamities?
Why I have to suffer?
Why lack?
Why am I poor and needy?
Why am I always a victim?
Why I worry so much?
Why I’m depressed?
Why my panic attacks persists?
Why I’m jealous?
Why I envy my friends or neighbor or coworker?
Why?
Why?
The simple answer is this-we are asking the wrong question.
The right questions to ask are these:
How can I see my difficult situation as part of God’s workmanship?
How can I connect my misfortune to the Will of God?
What this change meant to me and my future?
What is the hidden message of my situation?
If God can create the heaven and the earth, how simple do you think it is for Him to fix our personal problems. If we compare the design of the earth systems or the inner working of human body or nature itself, our issues in life is really nothing compared to the complexity of how those things were intricately thought of in the design phase. There are even things that we have not truly found an explanation, yet we know that they are functioning well.
Of course, God does not and maybe will not “in a sound of thunder” solve our problems with His magic wand. Although sometimes it happened and miraculous event occurs and then our problems just disappear. But for the ordinary people, we have to listen, we have to open our eyes and we have to be sensitive to His whispers. There is one thing He gave us, the power of choice and obedience. Even by just following His teachings is more than enough to get us in the right direction in solving a problem. Take for example sickness, if you stop drinking or stop smoking, stop having sex outside marriage or stop doing things that are harmful to your body, you might end up with a healthy body. Or in a relationship, if you stop lying or hiding something from your spouse or maybe stop hurling insults you might end up with a stronger relationship. Or at work, maybe you are accustomed to working dishonestly, why not give 110% to your employer, do that and in the long run your boss will take notice of your unparalleled integrity and hard work.
Don’t wait for God to mold you. He already did. Our remaining duty is to just polish and finish what He had started in our life.
Always remember, we are handcrafted by God.
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