Matthew 16:23b, 25 (NIV)
When
you lose, you win.
Jesus
speaks these words to the disciples after telling them of His suffering and
death at the hands of the religious leaders and of His resurrection after 3
days. Immediately Peter protests “No Jesus, that’s not how the story goes!” But
it is.
Peter
had an expectation about how the Messiah would save Israel. But Peter was
constrained by his own realm of possibilities. No plan to save Israel included
Jesus’ death. It was inconceivable.
Each
of us has an outline for how we’d like our lives to play out based in reality. Even
our dreams are limited by what we conceive as humanly possible. Jesus says “Let
it go. You’re thinking too small. You have no idea what we can do together.”
Jesus
tells us that by releasing control of our future and following His guidance, we
will lose our ordinary, safe, comfortable (and wasted) life and get one that is
truly worth living. His plan might not be easy, predictable, or comfortable,
but will be more fulfilling than our own.
God
carefully created us with passions and talents. He will certainly use these for
His purposes, perhaps in ways we can’t envision. But God makes no mistakes. He
is inherently good and has an unimaginable life in store for you.
Will you trust
Him?
Will
you let God reframe your picture perfect life?
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