Greetings Dear Reader,
Most of the time we have a fair understanding of what comes
next. Routines play out in our days and the
ordinary is defined by repetition and patterns.
We take things for granted and expect things to unfold as we have foreseen
whether it is brewing our coffee or purchasing a house. In the large and the small, we expect things to
unfold a certain way.
The problem is that when we forge patterns of expectation,
they will include that which we fear. We
think about what might happen and plan for the eventualities suggested by
fear. It is not wrong to plan or think
things through. It is, however,
dangerous to plan things based on fear.
If I plan things based on what might happen that is bad, I become
trapped in living in my fear instead of in my faith.
This brings us to an understanding of the proper way to view
the future. I may plan and project all
that I wish. What I must include in that
is a humble understanding that any of my plans are subject to the will of the
Father and his grand design. If then, I
plan based on fear, I am neglecting both my faith and the grand design of the Father. This means that planning anything based on
fear is betting against myself and against God.
This seems unwise.
What I must do is plan my plans and dream my dreams based on
the understanding that they must all align with following Christ. I used to plan and dream by imposing my ideas
on what I thought was good and right. What I was actually doing was keeping
fear at bay through control and misaligned direction.
I have learned that I must plan and dream within the bounds
of following Christ and being with him in each moment. If I follow Christ first in love, faith, and
grace, his mercy and kindness will add in the things that my heart desires at
the right time and in the right way. If
I believe that the Father supplies all my needs, then not having what I desire
means that I do not need it yet. I
cannot afford to hold back from following because of fear or doubt. That, Dear Reader, is just wasted creativity
and empty faith. What do you think? How are you allowing fear to guide your
choices?
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
(͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Every human story is part of the great story that leads
to the Father getting everything back to Good.
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Thorn:
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