Hello to all,
My wife read my last blog and said I did a great job and that I should write more often. I do admit that it comes some what naturally to me but I find it difficult to actually get started. I could procrastinate all day long. So here we go.
I like the ideas and symbols of your country. The Bald Eagle, the stars and stripes, and the IN GOD WE TRUST printed on our coins all speak volumes to me. Freedom is something that defines our country and is a blessing in our lives. We all have been told of the cost that has been paid for the freedoms we share everyday here in The United States of America. Sometimes it is hard to understand the true cost of these freedoms and how awesome it is that someone would give there life to protect them for you and me. But sometimes I feel that I don’t want to be free.
You say, “What? You don’t want to be free? That makes not sense”. Let me explain.
For that past year God has lead me into an opportunity to start my own business. I began a siding business putting up fiber cement board siding last August with the guidance and help from a friend. We have since worked together up until now.
I was recently offered a job with the school system as an aid in the middle school classroom. I have been affirmed in my gifts in this area and have always toyed with the idea of going back to school to teach. My inward struggle of weather or not to accept this position has been difficult because of other considerations and fears of this new job. I could go into great detail but you will get the picture. During a week or so of wrestling with this in my mind my desire was that God would just come out of the other room and physically speak to me and tell me what I should do. This freedom that I have, the ability to make my own decisions can wear so heavy on the soul at times like this. I did not want the freedom to make the decision I wanted to be told what to do. My thought is not about physical freedom but freedom or free will of the spirit.
So why is it, that God gives us this freedom to make our own decisions?
I hope that you might wrestle with this question during the next few days and I will add a few words in my next entry. Feel free to comment on this question before then.
-Matt
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Those are great thoughts Matt, things I've wondered many times myself. I can't tell you how many times I've wanted God to make the decision for me. I realize when I look back on those times that I had to makes those choices are when I've learned the most about faith and about God.
I'm looking forward to hearing more from you Matt. I love the open-ended question to encourage comments. Well done. Here is my two cents. I'm going to spring off of what Monte said when he said it was times like that where his faith grew. I think what is more important to God is who we become rather then what we do. In that frame there is no wrong answer to what career path we choose. What is important is our relationship with him. So as long as you seek him and grow, you can't lose no matter what decision you make. But if you have no decisions to make, how will God know who you are or what you can do? It's all about relationship!
Thanks for your comments Monte and Jon. I agree with Jon and know that God is more interested in our heart and not our occupation, or some other "vapor" of this life. He wants us to serve and point people toward His saving grace.
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