Organic materials
Life is like a roller coaster, rather up and down a lot. Our body, where we spend most of our time with, has a very similar properties. It consists of millions of dead cells being replaced by new cells at all times, we can categorize them as ups and downs. This is same with plants, animals and so on.
God in the Bible has been revealing again and again that He allows situation to come in into our life, not to make us suffer nor to punish us. He is not out there to get us. Wow! He does all things so that after our being is teared down, He will build something of Himself in us. Isn’t that precious???
An example is of Job. He is probably the best representation of us who always feel like we’re suffering the most in this whole universe, and nobody can relate to us and understand us. He was not punished by God, in fact, God honored him and Job is one of God’s intimate friend as noted in book of Isaiah. Nevertheless, Job had to go through such terrible things to the point where he cursed his birthday, basically, cursing his own mother. I really appreciate seeing that this was allowed to happen so that Job will lose his integrity, totally torn down, so God can have fresh start to build Himself into Job.
No one in this world is probably as good as Job, he is described as upright and a man full of integrity, as perfect as a man can be. God showed him that it is not enough, with all terrible things God permit him to suffer, he finally cursed, his integrity is no more, absolutely broken. I cannot believe this is what we need to go through, but to see the happy ending it can be, I’m very encouraged. My suffering, my boredom, my misery, and much more, my honor, pride, self-esteem in dispositions, aesthetic, flavors, hobbies, if need be, and by God’ mercy, all contributed to being totally torn down. What does this remind me? LIFE.
Real life consist a lot of cycles of tearing up and building up. Again and again. Tearing down is for building up. Suffering is for a purpose for those who love God. I’m not talking of suffering due to one own’ laziness/lack of will of course.
Such experiences will be ultimately wonderful as organically we are being built up spiritually. The material is here, and it is no other than God Himself, exhaustible, rich, and the most excellent One, the ultimate organic material for the building.
For the building up of God in humanity,
Andree
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