Wednesday, October 15, 2008

When I'm not looking..

Stuff... matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to, indicated, or implied... such a broad explanation of a word, yet so fitting. Stuff is all that goes on in my head. Stuff is what happens around me. Stuff is what I'm going through, and thinking through, and doing, and interacting with. I've seen some crazy stuff. I've done come crazy stuff. I've thought about some crazy stuff. But like i said, it's all so broad and general.. i can't quite pin point anything. most of this stuff ends up in my head and it creates this "brain cloud" that makes it hard for me to think and function. I get so caught up in wanting to understand, or know, or really nail something down. Relationships, friendships, acquaintances, and passers-by all get wrapped up in all this stuff in my head. I try to make sense of it all but it i end up thinking either too much or too little about any of it. Too many "specifics" run through my head to capture one thought and pause it long enough to analyze it, pull it apart, understand it, and resolve it. I am so thankful for having "outs" that allow me to release the majority of these thoughts. People, things, and beings that are constants to help me spill out the stuff in my head. God being the most important. As simple as He has made my life right now, it's incredible to think that it is still so complicated.. and to think further that I come helpless before Him with it all knowing that only He can organize and straighten all of the stuff out for me. Psalm 77:13 says, "Your way, O God, is in the sanctuary; Who is so great a God as our God?" That last part is so strong for me.. Who or what is as great as our God? No one! Nothing! God is THE ultimate.. and puny me.. here I come before Him.. week and frail, broken and humbled. I am at the feet of the God of the universe, and I hand Him this stuff.. "here you go God.. would you mind taking care of that for me, please?" Part of me has some sort of guilt for just putting that in front of Him and asking Him to take care of it.. and yet the other part of me knows that He is such a loving, gracious God, that He will gladly take care of it.. and so much more! Ephesians 3:20 says "Now to Him who is able to do immeasurable more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us." Wow! What an amazing God. What an amazing design. He has created us to completely depend on Him. He wants me to bring all my stuff to Him because He loves me and wants to take care of me, His creation. It's kind of hard to wrap my mind around...
Lord.. take all this stuff.. fill me with Your Spirit.

2 comments:

Caroline said...

dust...

you're so right on, brother. you're on my heart.

Kelly Marie said...

He is gonna use you for huge things broskii :)