Choose You This Day

Have you ever had an experience in life that made you question everything you believed up until that point? Have you ever had to put your entire life through a strainer and find out what was truth & what was not...(not that you'll ever find out). I've had now 2 of those situations. The most recently, started Sunday and completely rocked my world. I'm not sure exactly how to respond to it, or understand it. I don't know how to reconsile the one hand with the other. I understand this blog will likely not make too much sense to most...but blogs are for rambling...and I think that's what I need to do with this situation...ramble through it. Knowing what to do...what to say...what to think...in a situation like this, is so hard...and I'm no expert. I'll try to use the past however, as a guide to help me get through this one...

The other day I was reading II Kings 1. The story was about a King who was very sick and so sent some of his servants to seek of the god Baal to find out whether or not he would be healed. On his way, God sent a prophet to intercept the servants to tell them that because this King saught answers from another god, that he surely would die. I started to wonder...why, after knowing the supreme power of Almighty God, would one seek the counsel of other "gods". As I let my mind wander & tried to understand the thought process of this King, I thought...perhaps he wanted to know an answer right away. Perhaps he wanted something "tangible" a word from someone...saying yes or no. Perhaps he know because of his power & status he would likely have someone respond with a "you will surely live" for fear of the consequences of another answer. But God intercepted him...and what I learned about that...what God whispered in my ear that night, was that no matter how big...or small the questions, He wanted me to go to Him. I know this is a fundimental of the Christian faith, but how many Christians actually live by this truth and take all....every single question...first to their Father God? God told me once again that I need to do that...and I imagine...that that truth, will be my rock in the midst of a shaken & unstable world.

S

~Choose you this day, whom you will serve~