I like imagining and thinking and conjuring. I could easily spend way too much time dreaming. I’m kind of a dreamer.
But, I realize that what I’m imagining, what I’m thinking, what I’m dreaming is but only a tiny sliceo of the real pie. Here I am, dreaming of tiny little chocolate bites, when He wants to give me the entire king-sized giant chocolate bar! Oh– and then some.
These imaginings of mine? Small and puny and not good for me, when He’s thinking more. Why do I think these tiny pieces of sweets are really it, are really enough, are really the good things He has for me? Why do I want to run and cower from bites of hardship? Because even those hold a blessing.
My God? He’s thinking beyond where my little brain can even think or imagine. He IS more than my mind can fathom.
He is beyond my expectations of love, mercy, kindness, justice, goodness. He loves me more than I deserve, gives me Himself, on a cross. He goes above and BEYOND and even further.
How can I respond? It is beyond my ability to show my thanks, what this means.
Words fail, but He takes what I have to offer, all of me, and works in spite of me, and goes beyond this human wreckage.
His love? Crazy and beyond.
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I love Fridays, and one of my favorite things about Fridays is the Five Minute Friday prompt at Lisa-Jo’s. Come join in, won’t you?
such true and lovely words.
thanks for the encouragement today – and this wonderful reminder.
God bless!
Thank you, Richelle, appreciate that. Blessings to you.
Inspiring words…
Thanks for stopping by here, Anne.
Such encouragement, bless you.
Blessings to you, Denise.
Yes! He wants to give, to be, more than we ever ask or imagine! Now … to say ‘yes!’
“Now to say ‘yes!’” Perfect ending.
So now I want chocolates! But thanks, anyway. Beautiful. He is so much more. ANd sweeter. But still they look good.
Oh, those chocolates do look good, really good.
thanks!
We must enlarge our vision for there is so much more that God has available for us!
Absolutely, Hazel… absolutely… I’m trying …
Visiting from the 5 Minute Friday. I clicked over because I love chocolate. I am so thankful that God’s ways are higher than mine. He sees the end from the beginning!
Indeed… He sees the end, His ways are higher… and so glad to meet you, chocolate-loving friend!
I think it is so true. As C.S. Lewis said, “it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.” Love this reminder to hold out for what He has for us.
What a wonderful quote, Alia. I have read this before, but I so need this reminder, these words. Thanks for sharing this here… I need this right now, I’m copying and pasting and printing it out!