Sometimes he asks or invites us to partner with him but he doesn't depend on us to fulfill HIS perfect plan.
He wants us to work alongside of him much like a father inviting their small child to work on a given project with them.
One of my earliest memories is when my brother was soon to be born. I needed to vacate the crib, so dad came up with a plan to build a "big" girl bed. He invited me to assist and being daddy's little girl, I wanted to assist. I probably was very little actual help but the partnership grew our relationship as father/daughter and created great memories. It grew my thought process that my dad would always be there when I need him.
He had included me on something that he could have done on his own. He showed me through this invitation that I was useful... that I was treasured... that I may not be perfect but I could be helpful... that I was wanted... and through all of this I felt valued!
With every invitation ... we have the choice to join in or say no thank you. What will be your response to HIS invitation???
"God's ways will frequently baffle us but God's will is sufficiently clear to lead us in the meantime. God's ways may not be clear to our childlike minds but our way is- at least enough of it to know what obedience requires."- Dale Ralph Davis
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