6-18-16
I was reading habakkuk today, and it kinda struck a cord. Its only a 3 chapter book, so if you wanna read it and have any other input, feel free to read it, or this post, and just comment below :)
Starts off with Habakkuk complaing and accusing God. Some of the things he accused God of are: not listening, allowing violence, allowing injustice, forcing people to watch it all transpire, pretty much evil triumph over good.
I dont know about you guys. But how i see the world now, is like habakkuk did. And im sure like many other, sometimes we just go, 'God, why is all this happening? Dont you hear us? Are you even there?'. We have explosive(literally) violence, shootings, really bad people getting off scotch-free just because the have money and/or have the right connections. Media doesnt help. Theyll blow something way out of proportion like 'oh look! The bird that had a broken wing is healed and flew off into the sunset! Its so beautiful and spectacular! Why do people hate birds?!' And the. On the flip side, "susie sheep whos been wheel chair bound for 50+years walked today. That is all nothing to see here". Or "one of the senators saved a kitten today! Hes such a wonderful person and a real hero and role model' vs "a fire started late last night burning down multiple homes. Firefighters worked around the clock. Good job. Stuff..and things..'. Anyways......yea. I can hardly watch the news anyways. Set aside from overdramatize news articles about common, everyday happenings to everyone person on the planet, type articles to the horrific violent ones. My heart just feels like it could shatter in a million pieces. And I just sit and wonder why all this is happening and why cant God just make it all stop.
Well, he is there. And he is listening, he cares, and he's constantly in work. Here and there in the passage God answered habakkuk. Essentially saying, im gunna lit em puff out like the hottest, baddest roster on the block, then im gunna break their necks. My brains a little off but thats my rough translation(lol?). He said to look at other nations, and he points out whats going on and reveals what he plans to do. In the end those people are gunna be scoffed at, looked down on, get a taste of their own medicine, karama, what have you. They might as well be a leaf in the wind. Cuz in the end, when God gets everything lined up just right, as the old sunday school song goes, "im gunna walk to the enemies camp, and take back what he stole from me" type thing.
We have to patience . It sucks, i know. Word of advice, and off topic, never pray for patience. I wouldnt even pray that on my enemies. And ways, back on subject. We have to be patient. Sometimes, standing on rusty nails in anticipation patience. God, much likes texas, likes to go big! Like equivalent of dropping a nuke big(that was probably a horrible metaphor). Lets put it this way. If God kept everything peaceful and serene, and every day was like, 'aww m, you haz stifflez? Here all better!', or 'poor thing. You have a boo-boo. Lemme kiss it make it better', or 'oh, tou lost your homework? Here, have a brand new copy' we'd essentially just go 'woohoo!' And that would be it. We'd go on about out day as if nothing extraordinary happened. Granted, yes, God will work on a small-ish scale, but he mostly keeps out the big guns. He doesnt want 'woohoo'. He wants, 'PRAISE GOD GLORY HALLELUJAH!!' Type thjng.
Here's some examples of a small-ish scale, to some big stuff. Narrowly avoiding a collsion. Getting out of a speeding ticket you couldnt afford anyway. Coming out unscathed from a bad wreck. Recovering from drugs and alcohol, tumors or cancer miraculously disappearing as if it never happened in the first place. Neighboring bully town who terrorized everyone getting a face full of united surrounding towns to put them back in their place. Very bad people getting the correct punishment. Bad goverment officials or leaders being 'dethroned'. Boston bomber, caught and dealt with. 9/11 terrorist attacks eradicated. Things that are in work, monumental donations being sent to people who are having issues with food and water. New learders taking their places. People standing up for what is right despite consequences. Terrorists being delt with accordingly. People standing up for one another in the face of racism and narrow minded hate speech. People being healed head to toe. The world is slowly becoming a more united front as a whole.
Trust me. God is still very much there. He hears our cries. As i said. Patience. We also need to really open our eyes and see everything going on. Even in the worst situation, God is there working. We have to believe he's there, believe he's listening, believe hes gunna do something, then just wait, watch, and listen. Then, when we witness or hear something, give praise, make a joyful noise. Even if its something small.
I was reading habakkuk today, and it kinda struck a cord. Its only a 3 chapter book, so if you wanna read it and have any other input, feel free to read it, or this post, and just comment below :)
Starts off with Habakkuk complaing and accusing God. Some of the things he accused God of are: not listening, allowing violence, allowing injustice, forcing people to watch it all transpire, pretty much evil triumph over good.
I dont know about you guys. But how i see the world now, is like habakkuk did. And im sure like many other, sometimes we just go, 'God, why is all this happening? Dont you hear us? Are you even there?'. We have explosive(literally) violence, shootings, really bad people getting off scotch-free just because the have money and/or have the right connections. Media doesnt help. Theyll blow something way out of proportion like 'oh look! The bird that had a broken wing is healed and flew off into the sunset! Its so beautiful and spectacular! Why do people hate birds?!' And the. On the flip side, "susie sheep whos been wheel chair bound for 50+years walked today. That is all nothing to see here". Or "one of the senators saved a kitten today! Hes such a wonderful person and a real hero and role model' vs "a fire started late last night burning down multiple homes. Firefighters worked around the clock. Good job. Stuff..and things..'. Anyways......yea. I can hardly watch the news anyways. Set aside from overdramatize news articles about common, everyday happenings to everyone person on the planet, type articles to the horrific violent ones. My heart just feels like it could shatter in a million pieces. And I just sit and wonder why all this is happening and why cant God just make it all stop.
Well, he is there. And he is listening, he cares, and he's constantly in work. Here and there in the passage God answered habakkuk. Essentially saying, im gunna lit em puff out like the hottest, baddest roster on the block, then im gunna break their necks. My brains a little off but thats my rough translation(lol?). He said to look at other nations, and he points out whats going on and reveals what he plans to do. In the end those people are gunna be scoffed at, looked down on, get a taste of their own medicine, karama, what have you. They might as well be a leaf in the wind. Cuz in the end, when God gets everything lined up just right, as the old sunday school song goes, "im gunna walk to the enemies camp, and take back what he stole from me" type thing.
We have to patience . It sucks, i know. Word of advice, and off topic, never pray for patience. I wouldnt even pray that on my enemies. And ways, back on subject. We have to be patient. Sometimes, standing on rusty nails in anticipation patience. God, much likes texas, likes to go big! Like equivalent of dropping a nuke big(that was probably a horrible metaphor). Lets put it this way. If God kept everything peaceful and serene, and every day was like, 'aww m, you haz stifflez? Here all better!', or 'poor thing. You have a boo-boo. Lemme kiss it make it better', or 'oh, tou lost your homework? Here, have a brand new copy' we'd essentially just go 'woohoo!' And that would be it. We'd go on about out day as if nothing extraordinary happened. Granted, yes, God will work on a small-ish scale, but he mostly keeps out the big guns. He doesnt want 'woohoo'. He wants, 'PRAISE GOD GLORY HALLELUJAH!!' Type thjng.
Here's some examples of a small-ish scale, to some big stuff. Narrowly avoiding a collsion. Getting out of a speeding ticket you couldnt afford anyway. Coming out unscathed from a bad wreck. Recovering from drugs and alcohol, tumors or cancer miraculously disappearing as if it never happened in the first place. Neighboring bully town who terrorized everyone getting a face full of united surrounding towns to put them back in their place. Very bad people getting the correct punishment. Bad goverment officials or leaders being 'dethroned'. Boston bomber, caught and dealt with. 9/11 terrorist attacks eradicated. Things that are in work, monumental donations being sent to people who are having issues with food and water. New learders taking their places. People standing up for what is right despite consequences. Terrorists being delt with accordingly. People standing up for one another in the face of racism and narrow minded hate speech. People being healed head to toe. The world is slowly becoming a more united front as a whole.
Trust me. God is still very much there. He hears our cries. As i said. Patience. We also need to really open our eyes and see everything going on. Even in the worst situation, God is there working. We have to believe he's there, believe he's listening, believe hes gunna do something, then just wait, watch, and listen. Then, when we witness or hear something, give praise, make a joyful noise. Even if its something small.
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