Mid-week readjustment
by chuckofish
“Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
We tend to think that if Jesus Christ compels us to do something and we are obedient to Him, He will lead us to great success. We should never have the thought that our dreams of success are God’s purpose for us. In fact, His purpose may be exactly the opposite. We have the idea that God is leading us toward a particular end or a desired goal, but He is not. The question of whether or not we arrive at a particular goal is of little importance, and reaching it becomes merely an episode along the way. What we see as only the process of reaching a particular end, God sees as the goal itself.
What is my vision of God’s purpose for me? Whatever it may be, His purpose is for me to depend on Him and on His power now. If I can stay calm, faithful, and unconfused while in the middle of the turmoil of life, the goal of the purpose of God is being accomplished in me. God is not working toward a particular finish–His purpose is the process itself.
–Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest
*The above illustration is from GodBricks, “Blogging at the intersection between LEGO and religion”.
dual personalities 
Love that lego!! Nice quote, too.
Yes, it is an important message, not meant to be diminished by the adorable Lego figures!
Legos are seriously taking over my life, given my male nannying charges. And they’ve gotten SO complex!
Loving the quote, especially after re-reading it (as you know, I often read your posts in the morning before even getting out of bed…) — it reminds me a lot of the “progress vs. process” issues the Puritans had. They believed in both, but it merits some mulling over…
I believe in them both too–I mull a lot.
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