We come to God humbly. He works the miracle of salvation. He immerses us in mercy. He stitches together our shredded souls. He deposits his spirit and implants heavenly gifts and fruits. Our big God blesses our small faith.
We understand the roles.
We need a big God because we have made a big mess of our lives.
Gradually our big God changes us. And gratefully, we lust less, love more, lash out less, look heavenward more. We pay bills, pay attention to spouses, pay respect to parents. People notice the difference. They commend us. They applaud us. They promote us. Admire us. Appoint us.
We--who came to christ as sinful, soiled and small - accomplished things. We lead people, organisations, deliver the confused out of depression and the sick out of disease. Speaking of which, I am thinking about a person right now... A very close friend (more or less like a brother to me), used to be a notorious sinner - so to speak. About two years ago while in college, was nicknamed "striker"; this was because to his extraordinary affection for the opposite sex.
Well, he got born again, his love for God deepened. Today, he goes about with an open - mic system, preaching Jesus (all took place in less than two years!). He loves God now.
We get to the point where we don't feel small anymore. People talk to us as if we are something special.
"You have great influence".
"What strong faith you have."
"We need vibrant believers like you."
Feels nice. kudos become ladder rungs and we begin to elevate ourselves. We shed our smallness, and don a Superman swagger. We forget (Most times). We forget who brought us here.
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