Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Why Not Me?

1:05 PM by Christi Bowman

Why do a set of bad circumstances, in our humanness, negate the existence of God? Why do we ask God why He would let THAT happen to us? Why NOT us?

God is constantly telling us that he cares about our character...who we are as a people. What better way to build character than a set of seemingly bad circumstances. What better way to see what we are made of then when we make it through the rough time with our relationship with Him still intact and growing...our faith gloriously strengthened and not smoldering.

A friend of mine, Jed Brewer, worship leader at the bridge, writes his own music...and in one of his songs he asks..."Why is your currency pain?" God is in the pain. What better way to show us that it is foolish to depend on ourselves than to allow a set of circumstances to show us that we absolutely cannot depend on anyone or anything but Him. You are blessed when you face a bad situation...He is offering you a gift...the gift of Himself. Don't fight it. Don't look for your own way out. Don't look for human answers...or people do depend on to make it easier.

Isaiah 57:15
For this is what the high and lofty One says -
he who lives forever, whose name is holy:
"I live in a high and holy place,
but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and to revive the heart of the contrite.

We have to change in order to dwell with Him. We can't dwell with Him in our brokenness. Jesus saves us; He sets us on our feet...standing tall before God able to look Him in the eye...He builds are character when we stay in the game...refusing to buckle and quit amidst impossible looking circumstances. We are allowed to go back to the old country whenever we want to...but to arrive at the new one we must not look back and long for old comforts. New places are uncomfortable, and they feel strange at first...don't take that as a sign that you are in the wrong place...press through and see what is on the other side.

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