True story regarding wanting something tangible to know God's will. When I would sit for standardized tests in high school, PSAT, SAT, and ACT, we took them in the school cafeteria. When I got to the section asking for intended major during the intro where you bubbled in your name, etc., I would always wait for the answer from God. I am being completely honest! I would even sit as close as I could to a window to help Him out a little. I figured He could just send one sunbeam to the perfect little circle. It never happened and I would hastily just fill in Business each time. I don't know how I got such a literal interpretation of how God was supposed to manifest His will in my life, but I would do it every time. I was a little panicked about what I should choose for the Rest Of My Life (that's how things feel in High School!) and figured that God had the plan and now was the time to reveal! Obviously once arriving at college and even graduating, I now know that it did not really matter what I bubbled in because you can change your mind until your last breath!
Secondly, if you have not read or reread Exodus or the Pentateuch for that matter, you should really do it! I know, I know, lots of lists, begets, and crazy rules that you cannot understand how anyone could follow. But it really is amazing! Exodus really makes me see just how closely we were formed in God's image. I can totally understand God's frustration with these people that He delivered and kept delivering for. I really think God has a sense of humor. "Ok, so you are complaining about having no meat and you would have rather died in Egypt because at least they had quail. Fine. I'll give you quail and then we will see how much you like it!" or "Moses! What can they possibly be complaining about now? They have food, water, riches, and even their clothes and shoes do not wear out - yes, I do think about Mothers with many children! - What else could they possibly want. Just enjoy the view and relax!" And when God tells Moses that the Israelites are his [Moses'] people - "What are YOUR people complaining about now?" Just like telling your significant other, "YOUR child(ren) did (fill in the blank) today," because MY child(ren) certainly would have better manners, etc." The Israelites were the original whiners (actually maybe that was Adam, but he was a blamer too! "The woman made me do it!"); could you just see God thinking, "Can I get you a nice goat cheese to go with that whine?" (Ok, maybe not really. And to be fair, had I been there I would be right in the middle of it, doing the same thing. How complacent we become when surrounded by great things! "Last time I saw Yahweh, I AM that I AM? I watched Him fill the Holy of Holies just the other day. Cloud so thick you could not even see through it!" Could you just imagine! I would just fall down on my face on the floor. How awesome!) I can relate to doing something over and over again for someone and not getting the recognition. (Motherhood, marriage, friendship, etc!) And some of the things they do too! Like Aaron when confronted about making the golden calf by Moses. "Moses, it just jumped right out of the fire like that!" Right... God's capacity to love and forgive us is unending. And He would do it all again for us. So happy that He sacrificed His only Son for my salvation. (It definitely beats the do-it-yourself animal sacrifice in more ways than one! Imagine that on your check-off list for the day! And the PETA people - oh my!) So glad that my God is a God of second chances!
*disclaimer: my opinions only! Now I really reduced the readership of this blog to my parents who have to love me anyway since they made me!=)
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