James 5-8If you don't know what you're doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You'll get his help, and won't be condescended to when you ask for it. Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who "worry their prayers" are like wind-whipped waves. Don't think you're going to get anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping all your options open.
So, I was a wind-whipped wave today. But I stopped whipping those waves and started trusting in God when I got my test and 40 minutes later, I was confident I did good on the test.
I walked out of the class and tweeted:
Timothy_Hill - God always shows up right on time. Why do we worry so much in life?
Soon after, Pastor Steve said this in response to my tweet:
steverayflores @Timothy_Hill God showing up is such an interesting concept. He always there, we just never see it. We show up to see God.
Wow. What an awesome thing to try and wrap your mind around. It's hard to fathom, but God is already there. He's waiting on us. We look like idiots when we wait on God to show up. He knows what's gonna happen. He's got all the outcomes figured out. His spirit is already settled and He is already at peace with the future. It's when we finally stop worrying and fretting over stuff that we come to realize that He's already taken care of everything. He's waiting for us to quit our whining and worrying and catch up with Him in knowing that He's got it all together - He's too perfect to mess things up.
And hey, if it looks messed up to us - when the outcome looks lousy - we should probably realize that its usually us that's not all right. God's plan is flawless, so we have to learn to trust it and follow it no matter what we think about it.
So if I could re-tweet, it would say:
Timothy_Hill - I always show up late to realizing God's got my back. Why do we worry so much in life?
Don't be wind-whipped.
