The word is test.
//Who Is Being Tested?
“...Test me in this, says the Lord Almighty…” Mal 3:10
I keep forgetting my turns on “Words With Friends”. If you forget long enough the computer assumes your resignation and loss. Really, all players lose. All that's left is a bunch of random words with simulated value that say nothing and remain in limbo.
I feel now like the game is over. No winners here. We are just tired of playing and no one is saying it out loud. I guess each of us think we have spoken over time, but the words never connected and became relationship. //
Is it all a test of our performance? Relationship goes much deeper than that. My relationship with Christ is never based on my performance. He is not just waiting for me to take my turn. I am not being tested. It is His faithfulness to me that is being proven.
No matter what things look like He doesn't pack up the pieces and resign. He bids me to trust Him and walk with Him where He walks. It is not about passing or failing. It is knowing Him. When I am in relationship with Him, then will I be content.
Right now I feel empty, a vacuum for God to fill. That is my only hope.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Mary. "It is His faithfulness to me that is being proven." Your words remind me of some of the lyrics from the old hymn, "Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus."
ReplyDelete"Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him,
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er,
Jesus, Jesus, Precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more."
Grace to you in abundance. Visiting from FMF.
"It is not about passing or failing. It is knowing Him. When I am in relationship with Him, then will I be content." Oh how true that is! I also love the song E. Wright shared in her comment. Beautiful truths. I'm your neighbor at #FiveMinuteFriday.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting. I love that hymn. Precious Jesus!
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ReplyDeleteYes so true Mary! "No matter what things look like He doesn't pack up the pieces and resign. He bids me to trust Him and walk with Him where He walks. It is not about passing or failing. It is knowing Him. When I am in relationship with Him, then will I be content." Thank you this enriching, real encouragement. He will fill our emptiness! I need that too! Visiting from FMF #33
How grateful I am that my relationship with Christ is never based on my performance. And no matter how many times I fail, His grace is abundant. Lovely post. Visiting from FMF#43.
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