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Everything Glorious

December 06, 2006

There are things that happen in life that seem to be so far out of our control. The truth is, most of the time everything is out of our control. I may have a plan for my life and I may decide that there are things that I want to accomplish and there are other things that I want to wait for, and yet the unhindered hand of fate (that which I call God's sovereignty) seems to have other plans. After some recent things that have happened I find myself once again on the threshold of a plan that is not my own.

If you knew me you would understand that I am a person that needs structure and control. If stuff isn't just right and if my life is not in proper order, just the slightest blurp in my structure or plan causes me and my life to spin out of control and I go into a mad fit of planning, thinking, seeking advice and freaking out until I feel some sense of control again. Yes, it’s a restrictive and sometimes miserable existence to live in such a way, and I wonder so many times, "God, why did you make me this way?" I am sure most of the people who have to live with me also think, "God, why did you make him that way?" Yet, here I am. For the last couple of days I've hit that spiral once again that has sent me into a frenzy and I wake up with my world being out of control. I have to be reminded constantly that I'm not in control in the first place.

When I got to church this morning I flipped to my daily Scripture calendar and the verse staring me in the face was

Matthew 10:29,31 "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows."

Wow. God always finds just the right moment to speak to my heart and to remind me that no mater what, He is still God.

I'm reminded that no matter what happens in life and no matter what surprises we might face and no matter what comes along that may change our lives, God has been, is, and always will be in control. While I feel worthless, unworthy, and unprepared for what the future brings God reminds me that I have no need to be afraid. The will of the Father supersedes my desires, my wants, and my own personal will. God also reminds me that he places incalculable value upon his children. I'm valuable to God, even when I don't feel valuable to myself or anyone else. When God frees us from our fears we have the freedom to enjoy what the future brings. To that I say, YES!

I was also listening to David Crowder today and I came across the song Everything Glorious. Once again I was faced with God reminding me who He is and who I am.

The day is brighter here with You
The night is lighter than it's hue
Would lead me to believe
Which leads me to believe

(chorus)
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours
What does that make me?

My eyes are small but they have seen
the beauty of enormous things
Which leads me to believe
there's light enough to see that

(chorus)
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours

From glory to glory
You are glorious You are glorious
From glory to glory
You are glorious. You are glorious
Which leads me to believe
why I can believe that

You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours

From glory to glory From glory to glory
You are glorious. You are glorious.
You are glorious. You are glorious.

You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours

It is God who makes everything glorious. I am so in awe of the idea that God has allowed our little eyes to see the beauty of things so enormous that they are beyond our ability to understand. While everyone has a future that holds difficulty and even pain, for those who are in Christ Jesus it will all be glorious. There is nothing that can crush the immeasurable joy found in the sovereign hand of the almighty God who makes all things glorious. It is through my hope in Jesus Christ that I can look to the future with confidence and joy, knowing that everything will be alright.

Thank you Jesus for changing my heart, my attitude, and my thoughts so that I can look at these things that frighten me and see them as something so very glorious. While I am incapable of understanding your purposes, I am comforted in the idea that I don't have to understand you to know that you are with me. Thank you Jesus for making everything glorious!

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