SIMPLY BE WHAT I WAS CREATED TO BE

There are times when I come to a place of confusion when I try and be a witness to my Faith.  I do not want to appear arrogant enough to think that I am right and so many others are wrong, but these days that is how it feels to me.  I have followed Jesus and walked with God intentionally now for over forty years.  I know what works and what doesn’t work for me.  But I am living in a world that significantly changed the worldview that I have been living with and they think I need to change with them.  I am unwilling to do that, even if others whom I love and respect do.  I find myself feeling abandoned by many that I love and respect, who have walked this walk with me for many years, but who now greatly differ from what I believe.  This has caused me pain and confusion at times, but now I feel I have reached a place of peace.

I know WHO I believe in even if WHAT I believe in is not clear to me at the moment.  If I believe that God is my one true Source and is in absolute control of all of my circumstances, then I can stand back from those things I am unclear about when dealing with other people.  I know for sure what He has told me about my life and that is sufficient enough for me.  I can witness to my experience and God’s intervention in my life with absolute clarity.  Maybe that is all I can and should feel responsible for.

When I look at my trees that is what they do.  They simply live as God created them to live and do what God created them to do.   They don’t try and defend themselves.  They don’t try and force me to be a tree.  They don’t form opinions about me or try and reform me.  They simply BE God’s creation and witness His power and glory.  When I look at all of God’s creation that is what I see and stand in awe of…God and His ways.  Spoken without words but clearly stated.  That is a goal that is worthy to pursue.