When it’s come to big questions of the universe or small questions of my life, I’ve always just defaulted to trust that God has a plan and loves me and is in control. But very recently I’ve finally decided to face a personal struggle head on. Off and on in the past nearly four years of wrestling with the why, I’ve found myself tugged to view it as an injustice towards me. I start towards the whiny kid stage of “It’s just not fair!”
We can no longer choose ignorance. We can no longer take to cyberspace with our tough opinions and ideas and challenges while ignoring to minister to the actual people the issue affects on a personal level.
You were expecting me to say Haiti or Africa when you heard “missions trip,” weren’t you? I know it’s a touristy, bucket-list destination, rather than a third-world country where you have to be prepped with vaccinations, mosquito nets, and tons of sunscreen. But…
He humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross. Philippians 2:8 Obedience isn't a very popular thing in our culture today. Entitlement totally is. Obedience is perceived as something more simple than it actually is. It's perceived as an act only for small children and unethically kept slaves. It's perceived … Continue reading Meditation: Entitlement
Anna Sadler 