In the past five years my life has changed dramatically. I won’t go into great detail, but five years ago my life was in rebellion to God. I was a believer who was submersing myself in sin to the point of where I did not even understand where God was in my life, much less His leadership in my life. God had told me how to remove myself from sin, was calling me to repentance, and yet I refused. I had just graduated college and had no idea what my next step in life was, all I knew is I wanted to do it my way and not God’s way. My life was in rebellion to God.
I cannot fathom why God loves me so much. Even though I was in active rebellion to God, God being rich in love and mercy, brought brokenness into my life. Everything that I held close and in place of God, He broke away from me, and in a way that only God could, brought me to my knees where I said, “You are God, I cannot do it alone, I will do what you tell me, I will go where you send me.” God loved me so much He brought me out of a life of rebellion and into a life of obedience.
When we are in obedience to God, He leads us to places we never thought we would go, and does things we never could have imagined. Immediately after God calling me to obedience, God begin to restore relationships in my life, brought me through a period of discipleship, led me to Fort Worth to begin my seminary work, brought to me Godly men through Oak Crest to continue to disciple me and teach me what it was to be a man and not a boy, gave me a wife, and now has given me a daughter. Why does God love me so much, that He did not allow me to rot in my disobedience, but yet called me to obedience so that He could bless my life? He did it so I can proclaim, “God ALONE is Good”. He did it so I can proclaim, “I deserve nothing but death, but God alone has given me life and so much more”. He did it so I can proclaim, “Glory Be To God and God Alone”.
Do you remember a moment in your life when God called you out of rebellion and into obedience? Have you forgotten God’s work in your life? Have you forgotten how much God loves you? I pray that you haven’t forgotten, but if you have, take time today to reflect upon God’s hand on your life. How in your life can you say, “God ALONE is Good?” Take the time to share this with someone who is an unbeliever today. If you don’t know any unbelievers, take the time to go and get to know some today.
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