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Do you ever ask yourself what God is interested in?

Do you?

I see all the time where people relate certain things to prayer, God, and his blessings. 

A first date gone well, a new house, an A on a Calculus test, or a promotion at work.

I tend to thumb my nose at this stuff. Do you? I think: is God really interested in getting that upper-middle class family “the perfect home” so they can live peaceful lives in suburbia? Is God concerned over whether or not that sophomore at that private university gets an A or a B on her Calculus final? Are the things impressed upon the heart of God excitement when 30 year old Robert is on the fast-track and gets that promotion that earns him 6 figures?

Is this what God spends his time on?

But what if that “first date gone well” is for a struggling single mother who’s been lied to, cheated on, abused, and desperately desires a companion both for herself and to help raise her child?

And what if that new house is the first thing of value and substance the family with a poverty stricken history has ever owned?

What if that student with the A on the Calculus exam has poured her life into getting out of “the hood” and overcome numerous unthinkable circumstances to be in college anyways, much less succeeding at a difficult subject?

And what if that promotion was for a man living below the poverty line that can finally provide for his family?

Maybe this is what happens when we don’t consider all the angles…

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  • 2 years ago
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Avatar I'm a runner, writer, thinker, and pastor. I love to agitate people's consciences. I like to spend my time reading, running, and relaxing with family & friends.

I work as a director of community formation at Highland Park Presbyterian Church and this blog in no way reflects the thoughts or attitudes of my church. You can catch me teaching regularly at Wake Up! and Pub Night Dallas.

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