The divine 2 by 4

Yes, we all have been hit by one in one form or another, whether we realized it was divine or not.  Its one of those moments that leaves you scratching your head or trying to stop the bleeding, depending if God was feeling like Babe Ruth that day.

I always thought God was going to tell me what I should be doing or give me some signs, and I think we all ask for these things to happen but God is God. He will do what He wants because He knows whats best for us.  First off, we really need to take some quiet time each day to let God speak to us, to rid ourselves from the constant noise we deal with 24/7.  God is not going to verbally talk to you (He may, but if thats the case, you probably arent spending your time reading my blog), its more like a quiet pull in some way, a tug on your heart.  But, as the title proclaims, if you arent listening, which most people arent, myself included, God breaks out the big stick and gives you a whack.

The whack that we get sometimes is not what we expect or what we even want but it sure does leave a mark. Sometimes, and I would say more often then not, it comes in a way that shocks our system, produces a deep pain, a throbbing contusion.  We may not know even know what it is but we know something is up.
It seems that the home run swings come from situations that challenge our very being and strike us at the essence of who we are.  In hindsight, they are such beautiful events because we are asked to work on or be virtuous in the thing that is directly opposite to who we are.  I always expected that God would go with my flow and make it easy if I followed  Him, but from what I found, it has been the exact opposite.  You would think that doing the right thing would be easy, at times difficult, but never painful or wrought with struggle.  It is so counter intuitive, and so it is with the folly of the cross. To be a Christian is to take up ones cross and follow on the path to our own crucifixion, the crucifixion of our desires, our wants, our needs, our imperfections, our everything.  God wants our lives, in no simple terms, He wants everything.  Thats a tall order, but the reward, and more importantly the reason for carrying the cross makes taking those lumps feel like the sweetest kisses compared to the crosses our world would like us to bear.

"My yoke is easy and my burden is light" Matthew 11

"My burden is heavy and the yolk is runny" Me- Isnt that how life feels sometimes?

Im so glad that God is smarter than me.