Tweets - October 12th - God's Honesty

We are where we need to be. If we were not, then we would not be here, but rather somewhere else. Human decency (or the lack thereof) is one of those crooked problems that only God can straighten out.

Why is human decency a problem for God? Because of fear, deep-rooted beliefs, and faithlessness, and all that they produce in man.

"For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps there will be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances; I am afraid that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may mourn over many of those who have sinned in the past and not repented of the impurity, immorality and sensuality which they have practiced." ~ 2 Corinthians 12:20-21

Faithfulness, though a powerful motivator of human decency, is itself not enough. Human decency requires self-reflection. Paul was faithful, but there were limits and bounds to his liberties and he was controlling, sometimes passive-aggressively (as in 2 Corinthians 12:20, and in all those verses where "this", "that", and "the other" won't inherit the kingdom of God) - which were things for him to recognize and overcome.

There was, at times, a lack of trust on Paul's part when it was time to wait for God; and he began to treat others in ways he wouldn't have wanted to be treated - not by man and not by God.

Tending to seedlings can be a weighty task, but you must leave room for God's mercy and trust God (I'm speaking to a people who can't yet hear). Seedlings belong to God first; they were God's love first.

As much as I care about the salvation of the world, Christ cares more, and God cares infinitely more. There is no good thing I am willing to do that God hasn't considered. But for the sake of God's glory and for man to understand God, God is being honest through me.

All I want from God always is the truth - as I've learned and understood these last few weeks. I only want God to be God, as I wouldn't be able to understand God any other way.

I can request from God to do something as small as restore my youth, or something as grand as hand over to me all the waters of the world, but I only want it accompanied by God's honesty for the sake of my lovers, the whole world, and God's glory (not that I would ever be given anything differently, but it is very important to understand).

Was it last year when I was repeatedly encouraged from above to, "Wait for God"? How fitting. How prophetic.