Reflections
Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.
He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act…
Psalm 37:5-7a
How wonderful are God’s promises to those who commit their way unto the Lord and trust in Him!
Such simple promises but such hard living. I don’t know about you be I am a “fixer.” I don’t do waiting very well. If there is a problem, determine the best course of action and move forward.
God has been doing some chipping and polishing on me this week. In His wisdom He created obstacles for us this week that required patience and waiting. Often He thwarted my plans of action so that His glory would be revealed. His plans always require faith, “being still in the presence of the Lord and waiting patiently for Him to act. On Friday, just as we were about to leave the house for a morning of ministry at one of the local schools, a young man on a bike rode up with our FEDEX package that enabled us to go to the Embassy to replace some of the guys passports. But first we had to “commit everything to Lord, surrender to His sovereignty over our lives, and trust Him to help us. I had planned that we would receive the package on Thursday evening as the tracking site had estimated and we would leave early Friday morning for the embassy.
While at the embassy God reminded me that His words are to be lived not merely read or taught. As I was impatiently waiting for our turn in line, fuming inside because things were not going as I wanted them to go, God simple said, just because these people in line in front of you don’t look like you doesn’t mean they are not US citizens. You see I had assumed in that moment that all US citizens were white Anglo Saxon be cause I was and the youth in my care were. God then brought to mind Philippians 2:3&4 “Be humble, consider others as better than yourself. Don’t look out only for your own interest, but take an interest in others too.” NLT. I still have the lump on my head! God ‘s glory was revealed as He acted on our behalf and we were on our way in a couple of hours with 4 new passports. God is still working on our behalf with the final passport. It will be ready for pick up next week.
For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Philippians 2:13-15 NLT