Do we dare to allow God to have His way in our lives? Do we dare allow Him to fulfill His dreams for us? Each one of us was created for some specific purpose, but until we allow God to lead us on the journey, as He did Abraham, that purpose will not be fulfilled.
Until God speaks, we are, as Augustine says, in chaos, unformed, and unfit/ unordered towards the fulfillment of God's plan. But the entrance of His word forms us, making us fit for what we were created to do. We are not all trees, nor all flowers, nor all flowing water---never mind what our neighbor looks like: that is not what we are supposed to look like.
Let us not be afraid to ask for the desires of our heart, but let us also be open to hear the desires of God's heart for us. We may be surprised to learn that His desires far exceed anything we can ask or imagine. The adventure and delight lie in allowing God to fulfill His dream in us: Thy kingdom come; thy will be done. What a great adventure, to watch it happen!
Let us carve out a small portion of the earth where God is given permission to act as He wills on our behalf. Let us invite our friends and neighbors to the place where God is free to act on their behalf. Let us not shut out anyone by our refusal to welcome them into the house, the field, where God is free to bless them through us.
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