Spoiled

Well I have been studying all day and my brain feels like mush, so I am taking a break and thought I would write a little bit. Tomorrow I have my last two finals, and they are my hardest finals. I will probably be up most of the night preparing so this break is definitely needed.

I have been reading the book Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller, and I am really enjoying. His opening note for the book says "I never liked Jazz music because Jazz music doesn't resolve. But I was outside the Bagdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw a man playing the saxophone. I stood there for fifteen minutes, and he never opened his eyes. After that I liked Jazz music. Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can live it yourself." That in itself gives you a good taste of the book. Miller takes you on his journey to falling in love with God.

The other day I was reading the chapter entitled "Gods" and towards the end of it there was a very convicting line, "Don't complain about the way God answers your prayers...Your problem is not that God is not fulfilling, your problem is that you are spoiled." Well if that is not a slap in the face then I don't know what is. I think that so many Christians today pray for things and then tell God exactly how they want Him to bring about their request. Sorry to burst your bubble, but God doesn't take orders from us. When you tell God exactly how you want something to come about you are putting Him in a box, and not allowing Him to show his power.

As Christians we are suppose to present all of our requests to God and give Him complete control of the circumstances in our life. Its such a simple concept and yet there are still so many spoiled Christians. Be willing to break out of the box of spoils and let God do whatever He pleases with your life. Your life His is to do with what He pleases, and all he asks of us to follow his plan, not your own.