Thursday, September 2, 2010

Day 243

There's this whole idea in Christianity that I have to surrender. I was always taught to sacrifice, to do no wrong, to walk the narrow path.

Why?

I found the reason. And the correct paradigm. The point is not giving up what I want to keep. The point is the exchange. If I'm holding on to a small box filled with goodies, I can't have the HUGE box filled with gourmet chocolates. God asked me to give up the small box of tootsie rolls and hershey bars but before He could tell me the exchange I just said no! I'm keeping my candy! He stood there, waiting for me to get over my fit and asked me to set it down. Another fit. Another request. Finally I put it down. Then there was an exchange! I didn't come up empty. I came up more full than before with better quality treats!

That's how God works. He just keeps giving. I lay something down, He replaces it with something better.

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