Sunday, September 30, 2007: change the world
in the words of eric clapton, if (only) i could change the world...
theres so many things that i see around me that i feel so pained about, so many things that i feel like i have neglected, so many things that i cant do, i have no power to change. if only, if only i had the power to change the world.
i'm reminded of the liberty God has given me. the authority and responsibility that God has given me to look after His world, the influence that i can have over my friends, in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. (1st tim 4:12)
but, given that, at times, sometimes i feel that God isnt working enough. why are there people suffering and He's not answering? sometimes i feel God can be so intangible: why isnt He reaching out to those who cry out to Him?
one thing i was reminded of when i was thinking about this entry: the only reason why i feel God seems out of the picture is because i dont trust God enough, in His timing, in His power, in His absolute knowlege and perfect plan.
i dont have the power to change the way the world works precisely because i dont know how to. i'm not the one who knows what has happened and what is to come. i can only see the time that i am in. and again, i'm the one who isn't pure, who isn't peace loving, who is love, who is full of grace.
and so i end in the words of john mayer, i will wait, wait for the world to (be) change(d) by God.
a shout of praise.
5:21 PM
