I write this blog when I was faced with a similar situation mentioned in the contents of the blog. It is a very simple thought based on a few sightings, observations with some preparation from the Bible.
...Before God decided to create His largest producing distinctive hit- man, God prepared a place for Him to live in. He made all the effects needed in the surrounding that makes our brains DeLiGHT when we even think of the word ‘garden’. But, prior to that, He made the trees, the fruits on it, the land, seas, creatures of the land, the fishes in the sea, day and night, sun & moon and of course, that which marked the genesis of creation- Heaven & Earth! In short, before preparing Man & Eve, God prepared an entire setting for them to exist and procreate.
Similarly, When God asked Elijah (a prophet mentioned in the Bible) to go to a place named Kerith Ravine, God had already instructed the birds (ravens) to bring food to Elijah, and prepared flowing water from a brook to help sustain the life of the prophet (1st Book of Kings, chapter 17 verse 4- Holy Bible). Again, after the stream dries up, God tells Elijah to go to another place called 'Zarephath', where the Lord tells Elijah that He has already commanded a lady to supply him with food.
Think about it, simple yet, sensible, eh??When we are to build our home, you don’t set the furniture, sanitary ware, the kitchen, electrical sockets, and then call your construction workers wondering what/ where things have chin-tappingly (a made up word- Excuse!) gone wrong without the basic ‘foundation’?? Or, do you??- I don’t think so! We start with a blueprint of the house, moving on with the basic groundwork & so on... And while we erect our home exclusive to our eyes and plan, we would only form something that has been cooking in our ‘creative within’ piled up through one’s journey of life, each! Amusingly, God too, when is preparing any setting for us is at His creative top, and if you observe- does not involve us in the preparation bit, but instead, arranges things up and places us in- ready to run. Knowing me, I would have opened my mouth to advise the ‘Perfect Builder’, to edit a few settings. So, it is His way of saying, “I don’t need your opinion” and just places me in the environs, once He knows I feel & value His Apex for me. Amen!!
What do we realize from the above? - Atypical manner in the way God works, where He prepares the layout/ setting/ environment/ and without doubt- the people within that backdrop, before we are lowered in it! Are you waiting for a job? God is fortifying the chair you are to sit on! Are you longing for your Mr./ Ms. Right? God wants you to firstly, value the people in your life and then, 'the One' He is about to give you. Are you yearning for a child? The Almighty is empowering you and your entirety to embrace your future. Want better prospects? Thank God for what you have- the past blessings and smile for those ahead. Relocation abroad- getting delayed? Worry not, but the great One might be configuring some settings of the nation that you are to step foot on.
However, in line with the ‘preparation’ heading, as Jesus Christ mentioned in the Bible, in the book of John, chapter 14 verse 2, “... I (Jesus) am going there to prepare a place for you”. As we breathe now, rooms are being prepared for our esteemed presence. Once more, it shows the Lord’s unique mode of operation- Preparation before Placement!
For your requirements on this Earth, God prepares and places you. He is preparing your home in Heaven, the way you would have longed for and might have missed, while on the Earth. However, unlike the above situations, God has placed the key to this ‘dream ending’ within your choice, than His decision. How?? Your all expenses paid trip for Eternity, embarks the very second after you prepare yourself to realize and accept the truth in the verses, following:
Holy Bible, Book of Romans, chapter 10 verses 9 & 10: “9.That if you shall confess with your mouth, that “Jesus is Lord”, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved! 10. For it is with your heart that you believe and is justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved”.
Please don't forget- God's best for you can never be even compared with what you so completely know is your best for yourself!! Do the right thing...
May the good Lord bless you.
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