devotional - day 7

1 John 3:18 Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth

Yesterday, I applied this verse to us mere mortals. Today, I want to talk about this verse in regards to God himself.

For instance, do you ever argue with God about the contents of this verse? When it seems like God is only providing words and not action as you wait and wait and wait for the promise he has put on your heart to come to fruition. That God isn’t heeding this very verse he gave John to give to us?

I have had many a prayer when I have asked God for action while also thanking him for the encouraging words that continue to give me hope yet another day. I’ve cried at him about this. Sincerely, yet frustratingly grateful that the promise is still on the way, but sad and disappointed to the point of tears that no forward movement has yet occurred. That he is still showing signs it is indeed happening and yet it’s just words. No action. At least none that I can detect. 

As I paused to reflect on this, I am realizing that sometimes the action might simply be that God led me to reading my bible (an action) and opening it where I did (an action) or reading that devotional (an action) or listening to that sermon or podcast (an action). I didn’t just pray and not DO. I did do. God had me do. He had me seek out his truth, so I suppose that was indeed action on his part, just not the action I was and am looking for. 

Of course he just did that. Of course he just took the above verse and turned it all around to show off his goodness in the middle of me writing this devotional. Of course he did. Because he loves me. And he loves you too. 

I guess I’ll trust that he knows what he’s doing. 

Ah. God and his ways. I just gotta shake my head and smile.