Graceman’s Musings

Good question re: my last blog entry ” Comfort for troubled times ”

My thoughts

I do not have answers for the complex questions regarding God and life. Some answers will have to wait till I reach Heaven. Perhaps I cannot see the whole picture now. It’s kind of like seeing the earth from a plane. There are gorgeous landscapes and beauty beyond description

and several miles later a tornado has ripped a town and lives apart. Good people, bad people

all afffected. Someone said ” God doesn’t make sense “…I disagree it is Life that does not make sense. It is like viewing the backside of a tapestry with knots and strings and all . When you turn it over the beauty will take your breath away. I see things from the ugly side and God is creating a beautiful tapestry when all is said and done and the earth is filled with the Glory of God….I am a simple man with a childlike faith. I feel often as the footprints poem … that I am being carried by the Lord. There are so many things I do not understand. All I can do is trust the wisdom and love of God. I must realize that I view things from an earthly/temporal perspective and God views things from a divine/eternal perspective. I will be on this pain filled, cursed earth with a lot of hurt and sorrow, disease, crisis and death

for a short season. I trust God for my present as well as a brighter future with him in My Father’s House ( John 14:1-6 ) While I am here I am on a mission to love Him and tell others of his love and when there are things I do not understand…I need to be honest and say I do not understand. I Cor. 13 ( I see through a glass darkly )…All I can do is offer my love and prayers, hugs and tears. The Holy Spirit uses people to convey the Love of God and to all who read this… I today convey His love and my love to you. It’s the best I can do. You may say ” that’s too simplistic”…..I agree, I am simply God’s beloved child and here to seek to alleviate the pain of my fellow human beings until I die or Jesus comes back for me….

I call upon my Abba Father and I wait and he comes to me with His manifest presence and assures me that it will all be OK one day. I trust not myself but I have learned to trust my Abba ( daddy ) Father…I walk by faith and not by sight. I do not operate by how I feel or by my fears but by my faith. Though I weep tonight, Joy comes in the morning…..May His Joy arrive shortly for you….The Joy of the Lord is my strength. Let’s all do what we can do to heal the hurts of others around us. PS. Pray for the remainder of my financial provision for my Africa Mission/Jesus Project.

                                               Love ,

                                               Graceman