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Questioning the Lords Goodness

1/2/2012

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I'm so glad you are here! I hope during your visit you get a glimpse of God's heart for we become what we are gazing at. I pray that God refreshes you and gives you readiness to persevere in what He has for you today.  My desire is to be a blessing to you in helping you know God more and make Him known so I've made these Resources available to you and have the Missional Living blog tab for practical ideas of how to live on mission right where you are. If you are blogger please come by on Friday to link up for Brag on God Friday.  
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 "Pardon me, my lord," Gideon replied, "but if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, 'Did not the LORD bring us up out of Egypt?' But now the LORD has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian."  Judges 6:13

So if Jesus appeared to me I sure hope my first response would not be to question His goodness, authority and truthfulness. But when we are not able to see God rightly (like Gideon not knowing he was talking to Jesus) everything is a bit fuzzy and twisted.  

When our eyes are so fixed on our circumstances, like Peter walking on the water, it becomes our filter of what God is like. But when our eyes are fixed on Christ, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, He is the filter of how we view our circumstances. Take Job for example. Awful upon awful happens to him. His kids die. Every single one of them. Every material blessing he had was destroyed and he gets a painfully horrendous disease and is trying to deal with it all as his well meaning friends make everything worse. But God steps in and takes off Job's circumstances glasses and puts on God glasses. Job 38-40 He shows Job whats true about Him. And that's enough. He is encouraged, refreshed, inspired to persevere. Circumstances arn't what give us rest, Jesus is. "Come to Me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest..." Mt 11:28

Are you wondering, "Why has all this happened?" wondering where the Lord's wonders are and thinking He has abandoned you? He hasn't, why not turn to Him, fix your gaze on Him in surrender and let Him put God-perspective glasses on you?

And you know what's awesome? Through Gideon's fit we get to see the graciousness of Jesus. he doesn't throw a fit about Gideon question Him saying, "Gideon, I made you, I made that wheat and you want to question my goodness? And abandon you? I'm right in front of you!" Thank you Jesus for your graciousness!

If your sin has been forgiven because you surrendered your life to Jesus and let Him take the wrath of the Father on your behalf, then God is not throwing a fit of anger about your doubt or fear. Picture His gentleness and patient correction as He turns your eyes back to what's true.

Oh Lord, You are awesome! Help us fix our eyes on You, not on our circumstances. Help us believe what's true about You that we might see. What a gift You've given us, to see You, to know You, to love You.

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The Entire Weekday Devotional Series

Chapter One
{Day One} Delighting in God as the Know-er of All Things
{Day Two} Reliance 
{Day Three} Bigger Picture 
{Day Four} Prepare for Battle
{Day Five} No More 

Chapter 2
{Day Six} Revealer 
{Day Seven} The Lord's Anger
{Day Eight} Love Conquers All
{Day Nine} The Great Rescue
{Day Ten} The Big Test   
Chapter 3
{Day Eleven} What God Can Do with the Willing & Available 
{Day Twelve} Facing the Enemy
{Day Thirteen} Freedom for Captives
{Day Fourteen} Lone Ranger-Overcoming Comparison

Chapter 4
{Day Fifteen} Beauty of Bridled Strength  
{Day Sixteen} Tons of Nuggets 
{Day Seventeen} Where's the Trust  
Chapter 5
{Day Eighteen} Offering  

Chapter 6
{Day Nineteen} Running out of Darkness 
{Day Twenty} God Responds 

{Day Twenty-one} Through Redemptive Eyes
I'm linking up with the wonderful ladies at  Pause on the Path, Finding Heaven, We Are That Family,   The Beauty in His Grip, Nebraska Graceful, The Wellspring 
4 Comments
Laura Boggess link
1/3/2012 08:24:37 am

I always have that same reaction to this story...cringe, question what I would do. There is that saying about "asking the fleece" and I still try to hold true to it. But honestly? I don't know. I can identify with this bit of uncertainty.

I always enjoy your teaching so much, Laura. Thank you.

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Pamela link
1/3/2012 09:52:11 am

Circumstances aren't what gives us rest -- Jesus it. What a beautiful thought to ponder on. "Come unto me ALL...and I will give you rest."

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Jen link
1/3/2012 10:14:13 am

I think that in order for my Jesus to really be the filter, I have to stop asking why. Asking why puts the focus on the circumstances instead of allowing me to trust the Giver.

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Wendy link
1/3/2012 12:53:28 pm

I'm blessed by your good teaching. You encourage us to stay focused on Christ, but better yet you model it in your very blog. May God Bless you as you bless women in the new year.

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