Principle #6 – Honed And Equipped
I wonder if God asked one day
(If we’d been there to hear Him say),
“If I were to invent a man,
Could he fulfill My larger plan?”We do not know, we were not there,
But in the Text I am aware
Such words appear, for it would seem,
That’s what those words in Scripture mean.Which means God is quite curious –
Creatively through peace or fuss –
And we, as in His image made,
Act likewise on the way He’s led.He gives a statement – not quite clear –
We live with it till truth draws near,
Then suddenly, eyes open wide
We see some newer truth beside –The parts already clear to us;
We scramble round, surmount the fuss,
And enter some new road because
We need to grow where statement was.That was the case for me back when
“Tree diagram” appeared, and then
I entered on my fourth degree,
To see of cash what I could see.For farmers in this Westman turf,
Were toiling as they worked the earth,
To raise the crops and livestock here,
To feed the world – that much was clearBut why the toil – ill-fitting yoke?
And why the stress of which they spoke?
What change had come to western farms,
Which caused for them such loud alarms?And not just farmers in their fields,
But businessman with lesser yields;
And what of global enterprise?
What of these changes to our lives?I got my answers, honed my skills,
Got clearer glimpse of what God wills
For me at least, within this flux
Of Western life, I love so much.For I am built quite curious;
Creatively check out so much;
And feed my answers to the web,
And share with folks where I’ve been led.But sometimes we must hone our skills,
Equip ourselves, for Father wills
We do our best creatively,
Thus folks can in us Father see.This simple way of seeing life,
Has prodded me when faced with strife
To enter into newer paths,
To grow beyond the ways I had.I often wonder if I’m wrong,
Or if, when leaving paths I’m on,
I’m now betraying Whom I serve
As I around some object swerve.It is a messy way to live,
Like improve-music where you give
A counterpoint to melody,
Then at the end resolve to ‘C’.For what if I like father’s death
(Who had a long agenda left),
Cannot resolve to starting note?
A risk I guess for flute or throat.navigation