How many of us, once we became believers, started to see God as a policeman once we understood what sin was? I know that haunted me when I'd say something inappropriate, do something stupid or just be me.
As I have been through yet another job loss and am nearing two months of unemployment, it's easy to think that there's no hope. No matter how many times someone speaks of hope in the worldly essence, I just can't force myself to rely on people to help me. Good advice can go pretty far, but it can't go far enough.
As I sit here wasting away everyday until I find my next job, I began to listen to a new song from Chris Tomlin. It's called Our God. It reinforces a thought that has carried me through my life that I often forget.
Our God is not here to condemn me for doing something, not doing something. I am His. So that means that I can overcome all of this for His glory. What good would it be to think that I'll never find something? What good would it do to think that we won't have enough money in a few months to play the game of life.
Rather, God is with me. He's not a policeman. He's showing me that I can do all things through him. I can nail that interview, because he is with me. I can help someone come to know Christ, because he is with me. I can put myself aside and my worries aside, because he is with me.
I don't rely on Him to give me good things. I don't go to him to get "things". Instead, I , well, attempt to live my life in such a way that says "Not I, but YOU, are in control of my life. Do with it as you please." With that mindset, it is refreshing to see that I could end up in a non-marketing job, in a marketing job, in ministry, in whatever, and God will get the glory. This also relates to any "sin" we are stuck in. I can stop being arrogant, as God will give me the power I need to see what humbleness is. We can stop anything, knowing that God will give us the power over whatever it is. If we get to the heart of the issue, change our heart and turn, God will take over and show us a passion for him that is beyond you, beyond me.
He's not a policeman anymore. I was seperated from him and now I am not. Therefore, he will be with me everywhere, every time. If our God is for us, then who could ever stop us? If our God is with us, then what could stand against?
