GREENE STREET LETTERS: CLOUDY DAY....CLOUDY WAY

Friday, June 26, 2020

CLOUDY DAY....CLOUDY WAY

Pondering today exactly how much I still don't know concerning God. Now before you say anything, I am completely aware that He is beyond understanding, and that any effort I make to do so is futile. Me, a mortal, trying to grasp the infinite deity of God is like trying to stop a transfer truck with a bowl of Jello. Maybe that wasn't such a good example.

Anyway, I was reading in the Message Bible and I came across a passage that kind of struck my fancy. Physiologically speaking, I have no clue where the "fancy" is located at in the human body.
Romans 11:33-36

Have you ever come on anything quite like this extravagant generosity of God, this deep, deep, wisdom? It's way over our heads. We'll never figure it out.

Is there anyone who can explain God?

Anyone smart enough to tell Him what to do?

Anyone who has done for Him such a huge favor?

That God has to ask their advice?

Everything comes from Him.

Everything happens through Him.

Everything ends up in Him.

Always Glory!

Always Praise!

Yes, yes, yes!

So where does all this pondering lead me?

To the simple fact that I can't look at the world and events to gain my bearing or direction. I need only to look to the One who sits over this mess that we are currently experiencing, realizing that He has not lost control...........He has not been caught unaware by any situation.......and that His plans continue to mover forward with a "yes and amen" momentum that cannot be stopped by government of any kind or flavor. Don't you know that we sometimes must look foolish to God as He looks on us, seeing us flex our muscle, shaking at fist at the heaven's loudly and proudly (albeit foolishly) proclaiming that "WE CAN RUN OUR OWN LIVES". How strange if God did indeed say, "Then go for it......have at it!" Now to me that is a scary thought.

I think I'll deny myself selfishness and take up that cross and follow Him.
Somehow I think life here and now (and definitely later) will turn out better than if I tried to steer and direct.

Kind of rambling I know, but maybe something that fell out of my thoughts made sense to you. Hope so.

Be sure to either come and join us tomorrow night for Saturday meeting / 7 p.m.

or join us life stream on Recovery Church Facebook page.

God on you...

mbb

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Looking At The World Through Cracked Lens

As ol' Paul wrote in his Corinthian letters.."We see in part and we know in part." Now what piece of this bit of wisdom do we not get? I wish to not run around acting and trying to be some sort of Biblical G00-Ru (I meant to spell it wrong). Or a sage of sages.

I simply want to be able to communicate some of what God has given to me. Why? Do I think what I get is better than what you may have received from Him? Nope. But I do think encouragement comes when we share our daily story of struggle and victory in an effort to encourage each other.

Thanks for letting me share.

Time to soldier on..

mbb

Our Statement of Faith

We believe that God is the eternal king. He is an infinite, unchangeable Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, goodness, justice, power and love. From all eternity He exists as the One Living and True God in three persons of one substance, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit equal in power and glory. we believe that God created mankind in His image, male and female, for relationship with Himself and to govern the earth. Under the temptation of Satan, our original parents fell from grace, bringing sin, sickness and God's judgment of death to the earth. Through the fall, Satan and his demonic hosts gained access to God's good creation. Creation now experiences the consequences and effects of Adam's original sin. Human beings are born into sin, subject to God's judgment of death and captive to Satan's kingdom of darkness. We believe that Jesus, God's Son, was sent to this world, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, Mary, fully God and fully man in one person. He is humanity as God intended us to be. Jesus was anointed as God's Messiah and empowered by the Holy Spirit, ushering in God's kingdom reign on earth, overpowering the reign of Satan by resisting temptation, preaching the good news of salvation, healing the sick, casting out demons and raising the dead. Jesus' atoning death on the cross took God's judgment for sin which we deserved as law-breakers. Jesus' resurrection and ascent back to heaven opened the door for those who received salvation to begin a relationship with God.

Little Nets Into Deep Waters

Fishing nets were designed for one purpose only. To catch fish. Nets are no good if they stay on the boat. Nets serve no purpose if they are never used. I think maybe God sees us this way. We are all created for a purpose (by the way, the creator gets to define what our purpose is). Any other use besides the one we were created for does us no good. But when the creator places His hands upon us, casting us out into those scary, dark places with deep waters, it is then we can see the reality of our purpose. He knew there would be a catch waiting for us. I think I will be the net God has called me to be.

The Twelve Steps

As a community of people in recovery, we affirm that our higher power is Jesus Christ. He did for us what we could not do for ourselves. Just as God told the children of Israel He was going to give them a promised land, He has revealed to us that He desires to give us a "Promised Life." When Israel got to the promised land, God instructed them to go and in a possess it, fight for it and claim it. In recovery, the 12 Steps are the directions given to us on how to fight, possess and claim this promised life.

Friday, June 26, 2020

CLOUDY DAY....CLOUDY WAY

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