"Gracious Uncertainty"

Hey, Y'all,

Today's RST comes to us courtesy of Sharon (thanks!) and is for me a (relatively :-) gentle reminder of what I ought to be striving toward...'course I'm sure it's just me (oh, and Sharon of course LOL!). Check it out...

Came across this in "My Utmost for His Highest" for April 29th. Thought you might appreciate it...it reminded me of our conversation about being "still" [ed.: not an easy thing, at all].

"Our natural inclination is to be so precise--trying always to forecast accurately what will happen next--that we look upon uncertainty as a bad thing. We think we must reach some predetermined goal, but that is not the nature of the spiritual life. The nature of the spiritual life is that we are certain in our uncertainty...Certainty is the mark of the commonsense life--gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life...We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God...We are not uncertain of God, just uncertain of of what He is going to do next. If our certainty is only in our beliefs, we develop a sense of self righteousness, become overly critical, and are limited by the view that our beliefs are complete and settled. But, when we have the right relationship with God, life is full of spontaneous, joyful uncertainty and expectancy."

Someone passed this along too:

"A simple life....a simple faith...an uncluttered mind."

Oh how life could be if we didn't have all these grandiose plans and expectations. If we exercised that good "uncertainty" we might actually achieve greater plans and expectations.

Just thought I would share.

Words to live by, Sharon--not easy by any stretch, but words to live by nonetheless. Thanks for the reminder. You (and the rest of the list) have been prayed for today...