Seeds

So, I have recently been reflecting on generational ministry and how I can more fully live into what God is doing through others and me. My discipleship class has helped me to wrestle with my vocation, what it looks like, what it could look like, how will I teach others about the kingdom of God in such a way that their learning can become greater actualized.

The Lord has been speaking to me a lot lately about this and other things, but I wanted to share most importantly how he has shown me the significance of seeing all believers and non-believers as being on a spiritual journey where we are all being healed and made perfect. I myself had to again come to grips yesterday that I am not perfect nor will ever be; God alone is perfect and holy. This has opened the door for me to accept grace and practice the grace of God through my faith. Seeing myself and others soberly on a journey towards healing has also helped me to see people in a new light. I have been praying to see people as God sees them and to love them as He does also. Praise God, he has and is faithfully answering my prayers. I could ramble on, but I want to keep this post brief.

I wanted to share this interesting story that I found in a book that I am reading for class:

"A woman dreamed she walked into a brand-new shop in the marketplace and, to her surprise, found God behind the counter.
'What do you sell here?' she asked.
'Everything your heart desires,' said God.
Hardly daring to believe what she was hearing, the woman decided to ask for the best things a human could wish for.
'I want peace of mind and love and happiness and wisdom and freedom from fear,' she said. Then as an afterthought, she added, 'Not just for me. For everyone on earth.'
God smiled. 'I think you've got me wrong, my dear,' God said. 'We don't sell fruits here. Only seeds.'" - Anthony de Mello

This story also reminds me of the clip in Bruce Almighty where God speaks of not just giving us patience, peace, etc. but giving us opportunities to exercise them. I am thankful that I don't have my faith all figured out, or my vocation, or life. My story is still being written. I am blessed to get to see my story being written into the story of God though. I pray that the grace of God would continue to find you and me and that we would see, through our faith, the God invisible.