I wonder...
if we were able to come to a place where we didn't feel entitled to everything we got from God, would we grieve the loss if He chose to take it away?
if we didn't feel that God owed us those things that we think we should have, would we grieve the loss if we never received them?
if we could live in a state of complete trust in our Creator's knowledge of the deep longings of our heart if we understood His desire and ability to fulfill them?
5 comments:
I think grief itself is part of God's plan. However bitterness and resentment aren't and I find that those emotions are often rooted in a sense of entitlement for me.
I really have been struggling with this lately... almost like I think God must have made a mistake for taking two of our girls. Like He must have meant to take only one to test our faith, and wouldn't possibly do it again. I think that is part of why I am grieving so deeply.. I haven't fully accepted it yet. I know this is wrong... but still feel it.
I agree that grief could be part of God's plan - I don't think that you could know what abundance is without knowing loss.
But would you feel loss if you didn't think you "lost" anything? If you could accept that it was never yours to keep?
I don't know, Lisa. Our children are such a part of us, they are flesh of our flesh... Even if we think one way or another, they are still physically tied to us. Does that make sense?
yeah, maybe I'm thinking of something that cannot be achieved here on earth...
maybe I'm thinking about what heaven might be like...
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