Ok imagine this...
A young kid holding his/her parents' hand walking down a sidewalk and a big city with a lot of sights to be seen. The parent has an awesome day planned for the child and wants to show him/her a lot of things. Before the journey begins the child sees a candy shop. That has everything a sweet tooth could desire. The kid screams "I want to go there!" The parent replies"You can go there but if you do we will have to do what i want to do another time, So which do you want to do?" The kid see that candy store and wants nothing more. So the kid obviously chooses the candy shop postponing the awesome day the parent had planned for/him/her.....
Now take the kid out, and put yourself there. Take the parent out, and put God there. Take the big city out, and put the the world there. Take that measly day and put your life there! Turn that candy shop to A place where you can get what you desire most but it also can be turned into a place of sin. Picture God looking down to you as his child and telling you" You can Go there but I want to give you something else! So it's up to you, Do you want to do What I have planned For your life, or feed yourself on your own selfish desires?"
Tonight, was an eye opener. Tonight I talked with two good friends of mine(Dan and James) Totally brought to my attention that I have been distracted lately. Looking towards that candy shop trying to get what I want...when its this life That I have isn't even close to being about me or my wants....The Question should be what is it that he wants? And Am I willing to put away my desires for his will?
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3 comments:
Dang, man. Never thought of it like that. God wants SO much more for us than we do. I've been kind of struggling with stuff like that too. I see things and think "Man, that would be so cool." But really God is there saying, "I have much better plans for you." Earlier tonight (well last night...since it's like 3:13 AM) I was letting some stuff go through my head and a new friend I've made talked to me about it and I realized that God has plans for us and they always are better than anything we could even dream of. I was thinking about leaving Hillsdale (again) but I know that God has a reason for me to be here. I often can't see the reason, but deep inside I know that anything He plans is gonna outdo what I can think up. After all He's God and I'm just a broken, weak, and sinful human. I think it's best to go with God. I would just screw things up. LOL
Bro. Great thoughts. I really enjoyed this one. I'm right there with ya. Looking into that candy store. I've stopped off at a few, but made a little progress down the street, but not much. I'm trying to find my way back onto the right path. I love the way your mind works my friend. You know you always blow me away. Tonight was a really good talk. I almost cried when you guys walked out the door for the last time for a while. I'm calling you tomorrow. As usual. haha.
Amazing....Im right there with the rest of you. But right now its not a candy store, theres nothing sweet about the places I want to let myself run to. Especially when life turns a darker shade of bittersweet. Heavy on the bitter. But anywho, I like the way you put it though, you have such an amazing talent with words. Keep writing. Love you buddy!! Michelle:)
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