"I'm on the edge of glory," you know that song by Lady Gaga? I'm not a big fan, but that hook keeps repeating and repeating and repeating in my mind.
As I've been soaking in Ephesians and Philippians God is impressing on me "His glory." How everything God does is for the advancement and growth of the knowledge of His glory. And this is not a self serving advancement, but a self sacrificing advancement as Father's aim is for us to bask in, and share in His glory.
So as I run events in my life through this filter, I can see (hindsight), how when God's plans disrupt lives and leave unfulfilled dreams, there is a greater plan coming together for my benefit (Rom 8:28) and God's pleasure.
I just wish this macro knowledge would change my micro experience. I wish I could be like Paul, "sorrowful, yet always rejoicing" (2 Cor 6:10). I get stuck in the sorrow part. Nevertheless, I feel like "I'm on the edge of glory;" God's glory - like I'm on the edge of finally getting 'it' and once I do, everything will be better. Truly, I think what I'm feeling is how close heaven is, not as in, I'm going to die soon, but rather that the veil between heaven and earth is not as thick nor as far away as I have believed.
No comments:
Post a Comment