Thought
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I
Want a “generic” God
Have
you ever said that statement in the tile inside your heart? Maybe God has
chosen you to speak out, to teach, to do a little “public speaking” and none of
your friends are being ‘moved’ to do the same. In those moments we sometimes
say, “God, why can’t you be generic? I really want all my friends doing this
with me, why don’t you move them (call) to do the same stuff so that I stay
comfortable? What’s that? O! you want me to move out of my comfort zone…. Ya…ya,
I know that you promised never to leave or forsake me (Hebrews 13:5). . . . Alright,
I’ll do this your way, Lord—I’m just feel
so alone.”
Are
you honestly sure that you have never had a conversation like that with God. I
made this example up, but at times we really do have more than a little
irritation towards God’s will because what He is asking us to do makes us
uncomfortable. Consider the importance of God’s sovereignty, love, perfection,
and His plan today.
We don’t need a generic God, we need a
God that is all-powerful (omnipotent) and all-knowing (omniscient). Our God is
this way!
