BEGINNING AT THE ENDING

We know from scriptures that God knows the end from the beginning. He already knows what is going to happen. And being able to do so allows him the power and ability to make perfect choices.

We, however, aren't so blessed. Oh it might be beautiful to avoid certain mistakes in life by knowing how things worked out in all situations. Or that is to say, to be able to know for sure the given consequences good or bad to all our choices.

That never happens though. We don't have that option. We can seek the Lord's wisdom in prayer and truly listen with our hearts and souls. But we are still human and do make mistakes.

Perfection is God's essence in part, but not ours. And we do look back to see how the beginning was so different than the ending, it can affect us on so many levels.

It is wonderful to look at a starting point and try to see where the path will end. To be able to predict destination we will reach so we can set our gauge of hope.

I can't think of the number of times I have imagined a given horizon lie at the distance and then discovered it wasn't true. I have prayed about it, visualized it, even felt God answer me in some affirming way.

Then reality turned out totally different than expected. Nothing became as expected. Confused doesn't begin to define my feelings in such cases.

Yet, do I still reach out to trust to the Lord. Despite the times my eyes fail me and I do not understand or read the signs correctly, I don't feel inclined to see that as God's fault.

Nor do I think God is to blame for me letting my desires corrupt my thinking. It is so easy to seduce oneself with excuses for our actions.

None of that makes us any less forgiven if we are trusting to Jesus as our Lord and Savior. If god made stupidity and mistakes a type of unpardonable sin then none of us would ever be saved.

I am grateful most of all for the mercy of grace. It is a message I have to remember so often.

Every time I feel alone. Every time I think I know all I can know, God reminds in some special way, I am not him.

It can be embarrassing at times. It can be hard to face that truth. But facing it does grant us more joy in the long run than all the lies.

That is the blessing that comes most of all. When we listen for the truth instead of lies.