In our world, everything has to be perfectly packaged in order to give the best possible impression. We see the best of political candidates and celebrities. Of course, it isn’t always the best that we see so when something is less than the best, damage control comes in and the public is given a spin on the events so things don’t seem as bad.
We want things to go smoothly but life isn’t like that. Even in the best of times, there is always something to cause anxiety or angst. What is it about life that requires us to be in a constant state of tension? I am slowing discovering that we have to learn to live with strain in our lives. Also, we must, and I mean must, learn to quiet ourselves and listen to what God has to say. A perfect life cannot be given to us in a nice package with a pretty bow on top. God cannot be packaged.
He is much too big and beyond anything we can comprehend. He cannot be presented in a way in which we can neatly understand. He is in the stupid, everyday, mundane, moments of life. He is in the things we have done so many times we are sick of doing them. God speaks to us in the moments of strain. God is found in the poor we are called to help. He is in the disasters.
How is it that God can be in all these things? If we try to put Him in a box, we miss out on so much. When we limit God, we reduce what He is capable of. If we can learn from God by way of the things we readily accept, how much more can we learn from things we don’t like?
We must accept the good with the bad and look for Him in everything. Let Him be God.
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