About a year ago I realized I had a stack of bible study workbooks I never finished. Shame...Shame....we know your name.
Slowly, I have been finishing them up. It has been the fruit of a word the Lord challenged me with to finish what I started. Right now I am in a study called Agape Road by Bob Mumford.
I have no clue who Bob Mumford is. I have probably had the workbook for over 10 years. It was a study that HH and I started and never completed. (It even has HH's handwriting in it, which is a rare sight because he does not do workbooks).
Running parallel to this study has been my battle to lay down the false god of food in my life. The weight of my rebellion in this area (complete pun intended) tipped the scale. I know for me this battle is not physiological but spiritual. I have been working to very conscious of when, what and why I mindlessly eat. What am I trying to fix or fill with something other than Jesus.
Last week, these two parallel roads crashed into each other.
The definition of freedom - the ability to start and stop - is the ability to eat one cookie instead of the whole box or the ability to reject negative or unwholesome thoughts that may come to us. (p. 47 of the workbook).
Now you tell me how some man I have never heard of wrote about this in a book I have had for over 10 years and I just happen to read it at the exact time I was working this out.
Only one answer peeps.....
God.
No other explanation.
No other reason.
Nothing but the perfect timing of the God of the universe, of my God who desires to be in the middle of all my business. Right when I need Him to be. Right when you need Him to be.
His timing is perfect.
His ways flawless.
His love - everlasting.
Wherever you are, please know He can be right there with you. Whatever chasm of separation you feel between the two of you He can cover in an instant. Jesus desires to be with you in the mix of this life. He desires to have a collision course with you in order to set you on the narrow way that leads to life everlasting.
Ask Him.
Let Him wreck your life.
It may be the best way He can save it.
2 comments:
umm - that is good stuff! He is so gracious and loving, isn't He? that is just pure awesomeness right there - as Mrs. Moore says, I just love it when He shows off :)
Working on Made to Crave right now with 3 other gals.....I am right there with you my friend. Trying to move past those moments when I would sell my soul for a chocolate chip cookie.
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