Several weeks ago Skip Moen spoke at our church and one of the things he said really struck me. He said that life is about tension because the areas of tension are the areas where God is working. When He is filing away the rough edges, that’s tension. When He’s drawing attention to an area of sin, that’s tension, too. Lately I feel like a lot of life has been tension for me. The more I learn about the writers of the Bible and the context in which it was written, the more I realize how little I know and how far I have yet to go. And the fear that I’m somehow hurting or angering God by “doing it all wrong” haunts me. But then, He gives grace when I don’t deserve it. I’m still quite overwhelmed with what He’s opened my eyes to see, but the tension there is His work, and I’m glad He’s working.
I must have a lot of rough edges, though, because that is certainly not the only place where there’s tension. Between finances, job situations, family and living situation issues, there seems to be a lot of tension. My eyes should be watching to see the lessons to be learned, the rough edges to be softened. However, I realize that once those areas of tension ease, there will be more to come afterwards.
YHWH how I long to understand Your truth so I may walk in Your ways. Yet, You are holy. Amen.
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