Understanding Sovereignty
A very dear, very new friend recently gave me a profound thought that I just can’t shake.
Probably because it hits very, very close to home.
In describing her husband, she said (and I quote) “[He] needed for God to show him once and for all that trusting God means trusting God; not using God as a safety net when all of his plans had played out.”
It seems that my life is an exercise in that very thing right now.
Apparently, I need for God to show me once and for all that trusting God means trusting God; not using God as a safety net when all of my plans have played out.
Maybe we all need that.
Scary, though, to actually try and live that statement, isn’t it?
Filed under: General, Catbird, Like a fire on December 16th, 2006
Hmm. . . Wow!!
Wow!
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