waiting on God to be HUGE.

no internet at home, means I can't update this much :(

here's a lil thought I had while reading something else, and reflecting on Feb. 2's daily Mass readings...

February 2nd, 2011

“waiting on God to be huge”

How much faith do we have in God?

Do you want God to do things, or do you truly know that he will? I think I’m realizing more in my life that my faith needs to be more about being SURE, waiting and trusting that God WILL act, and less about just being patient. I cannot float through life without a purpose, aimlessly wandering and thinking, “well I’ll take whatever God gives me and I’ll deal with that.”

Obviously I desire to do whatever God wants of me, and I desire for God to give me what He desires for my life. But I feel that it needs to be more than that. I need to go through life being sure that God truly provides for me. In all my wants, needs, desires - God knows, and God WILL provide.

All those crazy things I want in my life? God WILL provide them. God CAN do crazy, amazing, unbelievable things. Sometimes what God provides will be different responses then I expect. However, that does not take away from their amazing-ness.

Sometimes, in the day to day of life it’s so easy to forget that God is truly everywhere, providing for everything, and giving us exactly what we need in that moment. We take for granted that God is the reason for every good thing in our life. Every circumstance that just seemed to fit, every smile, every thing that happens to make way for something else, God causes all things good in our lives (and sometimes even allows the bad, so that better things might come).
God is all-knowing, all-powerful, ever-present, and absolutely amazing. His essence is in all things, and we are constantly surrounded by the Holy Spirit, moving and breathing, guiding us in all things. God truly keeps us in the shadow of His wings. Good or bad, God is there. And he is ready for us to accept the BIG things that he has coming for our lives.

We must EXPECT the big stuff. For our God is an AWESOME God, not just an okay one. He does HUGE things, not slight ones.

Daily Readings 2/2/2011

Malachi 3:1-4

Psalm 24:7-10

Hebrews 2:14-18

Luke 2:22-40

Presentation of the Lord

I always thought about this feast as the day when Jesus is presented in the Temple. The world is given (and some recognize, like Simeon) a Savior. We now know who exactly Jesus came to be in the world.

Then I was reading my “One Bread, One Body” booklet, which gives a reflection on the daily mass readings. They discussed the readings, and the feast itself, in a whole new light.

We must present ourselves to Jesus, as well.

I just want to retype what they wrote, because it was beautiful (and I want it on record!).

“Jesus invites you to present yourself before Him, just as you are. He says: “Come to Me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you” (Mt 11:28). Jesus says: “No one who comes [to Me] will I ever reject” (Jn 6:37). Jesus became like you so that you would always know in the depths of your heart that you can “approach God through Him” (Heb 7:35; Eph 2:18). Present yourself to Jesus today, just as you are. Receive His life-giving love.”

AMEN.

Jesus became like us so that He would know everything that we could ever go through. He completely “gets” us. And because He became flesh, and dwelt among us we therefore can know, “in the depths of our hearts” that we can always approach God through Him. Amen, amen, amen. There is nothing that could ever make Him turn us away. He is ever-accepting, ever-loving. He is NOT that friend who turns their back on your when times get tough, or when you betray them. He is NOT that difficult parent, for whom you are never good enough, or can never seem to please. He is entirely MORE.

Bring yourself to Jesus, present all you are - good or bad - to Jesus. He is there waiting.