Little by Little….. Why God is smarter than we are!

Little by Little….. Why God is smarter than we are!

May this be our prayer: “I do not want to turn my eyes from you O God. There I want them to stay and not move no matter what happens to me, within or without.” For those who put their trust in God need not worry about themselves. As I think about you my spiritual children, I see that God’s pure love is attentive to all your needs. It is because of this tender love that I need not ask anything of God for you. All I need to do is to lift you up before his face. - Catherine of Genoa (1447-1510)

Catherine comments, “at times I have thought my love complete but later as my sight grows clearer, I became aware that I had many imperfections.” This is the simple but effective strategy that God uses to keep us moving while keeping us humble that we may be encouraged and taught. Gradually God takes the specks out of our eyes that we may keep on moving no matter how slowly it appears.

God and sin cannot live peaceably side by side. As John the Baptist said “I must grow less so he can grow more”, so it is with our self-will as God reveals it to us. Our will must decline so his will can ascend. If we attempt to fight our sin with our will............................ we are doomed to failure. As with any addiction, we must trust in the will of God to set us free and ultimately triumph over our sin. As we step freely into the will of God and ultimately we will see all that he has for us.

This is not all that Catherine describes but for me it is the crux of the issue. It is the stepping into the will of God as he reveals it to us. This allows us to fight battles that we can win and ultimately step towards the freedom that our heavenly Father wants for us. Timing is after all, everything!  The battle belongs to the LORD!

For me it is summed up in in Philippians 1:5-6

 Because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this that HE who has begun a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day Christ Jesus.

May you richly blessed in name of Jesus Christ in the coming week  as you seek to follow his good and perfect will.

Until next week.
Paul