What is God up to?

25 Mar 2010 1 Comment

by Samantha in Uncategorized

My friend Kelly and I have started a new book together. We are reading Walking with God  by John Eldredge. Thus far, its been a really good book. This first part really made me ask myself what are some of the assumptions that I make about God? Sometimes we believe that once we become a Christian life will be really fun, easy and happy. Not so true. Yet I wonder if we don’t sort of believe that somewhere inside of us sometimes, or we make assumptions which just end up with major dissappointment towards God. What are some of the assumptions you make that eventually lead or have led to some dissappointment with God?

I think for a long time I was pretty disappointed with how thing had started while I was in Seattle, WA. I knew that this whole adventure wasn’t going to be easy but I don’t think I imagined how hard it would be either. I think I assumed that with the many people around me, that I knew, things would be fun and easier than I thought. I’m sure they were easier than if I’d been all on my own. Yet, it didn’t take away some of difficulties with my job at Target, nor the lack of other friends, or my insecurities of life and ministry, etc…. There was so much that I still remained to be a struggle. I think it was in those moments that I really had to ask myself “What is God up to?” I definitely didn’t always phrase it that way. In fact, I was probably pretty upset at times when I asked that question.

Yet, i was reading this book Walking with God , and Eldgredge says something that really made sense. After we deal with the assumptions and really look at what God is up to here is the hope amidst the difficulty:

“God has something in mind. he is deeply and personally committed to restoring humanity. Restoring you. He had a specific man or woman in mind when he made you. By bringing you back to himself through the work of Jesus Christ, he has established relationship with you. And now, what he is up to is restoring you…All of the other things we long for in life– love and friendship, freedom and wholeness, clarity of purpose, all the joy we long for– it all depends on our restoration. You can’t find or keep good friends while you are still an irritating person to be around. And there is no way love can flourish while you are still controlling. You can’t find your real purpose in life while you’re still slavishly serving other people’s expectations of you. You can’t find peace while you’re ruled by fear. You can’t enjoy what you have while you’re envying what the other guy has. On and on it goes (pg20)….”

I think this is basically telling us that its the transformation and restoration that God wants to see in our life and bring to fruition is a process. It won’t be an easy one but in the long run, its going to be a supremely beautiful one.  There is so much in this world that threatens to steal, kill, and destroy but we have hope because:

Christ has come that we may have life and life to the full–John 10:10

So there is hope my friends. God is up to something awesome and incredible, no matter what place we find ourselves in today. No matter the things we wrestle or wade through, God is up to something. Lets look for it, and fix our eyes on the movement of His presence in anticipation!

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