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Have you ever stopped to think, and forget to stop thinking? |
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Written by billraul
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I was talking with a friend the other day and he brought up some interesting points that really got me thinking. Now it seems funny for me to say “it got me thinking” because he was talking about not thinking so much. I really think that the church (believers in Christ Jesus) as a hole spends to much time either being in a stagnant state of activity or on the other end of the spectrum of doing nothing because they spend too much time thinking about the correct thing to do. I find myself on fire for God and wanting to do nothing but please Him and help to further His Kingdom. At the same point when I stopped to think about the comment of not thinking (strange I know) I found out that I personally have spent a lot of time just spinning my wheels thinking instead of doing. When I started looking around at others I see the same thing going on there. It is a hard trap to avoid and I feel the devil will use this as a way to hinder us from performing God’s will. We spend a lot of time second guessing ourselves on is this what God wants me to do or am I just doing what the devil is leading me to. Then my friend said something that struck me in the face like a surprise snowball in the middle of winter. Are we really that important and better than God that we would mess up His plans by taking a step of faith and doing something that He could be leading us to? I was like WOW! I never looked at it like that before. If I am trying to please God with everything I know and what I think he is leading me to then the same God who created the Heavens and Earth with his breath can surly take my actions and have them work for His good. Then I started thinking again.. LOL, I just can’t stop doing that, that what a vain thought of mine that I needed to figure this out and make sure it was ok to do, that it would fit God’s plan for me. Man! That sounds a lot more like make sure His plans for me will fit into my schedule. So I then started to see that by me stopping everything to think about it was not only slowing down and hindering God’s plans but it was actually me making yet another excuses on not following God with faith and excitement, wow what a selfish thing to do. I have a hard time picking out what to where some days let alone to think I can take God’s plans and evaluate them to make sure they are good enough. There is a verse that says we are to have faith like a child. Well my children do not take the time out to sit and ponder on what mom and dad have suggested or even told them to do, they either do it or they do not do it. When they do it is because they have faith in our direction and trust that we have their best interests in mind for them. They don’t sit and wonder if we are trying to hurt them or if it might not be the correct thing to do. I wonder if this is what Jesus was referring to when he said for us to have faith like a child. God forgive me for the times I have just sat and thought, give me the courage, strength, and faith to just get up and do what it is I feel you are calling me to do without thinking or worrying about if it is right or wrong. Guide me and keep me safe in all of my days. Amen
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