"Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen."
Hands up whose life is in perfect order and nothing is out of place???? Now , be truthful. Has there ever really been any point in your lives where all your ducks have come into a row and STAYED in a row??
I know it doesn't happen in my life. As soon as I think they are, then inevitably one duck wanders off..gets lost..goes for a swim...
You know what it's like. You spend ages doing your housework and then the kids come along and spread toys all over the loungeroom or hubby gets peckish and makes something to eat and leaves a trail of plates and utensils all over the kitchen. Or you inevitably get dressed in your best outfit and you pick up the baby who promptly hurls breakfast down all over your shoulder. Or you're out shopping and miss 3 sits down in the middle of the supermarket and hurls the biggest tantru. Yeah, those sure are times when you don't feel together or that your ducks are in a row.
It seems like we spend a lot of time trying to get our ducks in a row and use that as the reason why we don't set out to achieve the things we really want to do in our lives.
The sooner we accept the fact that ok sometimes our ducks might actually be in a row but they never actually stay in a row the sooner we will have peace and make the dccision "That's it, I'm doing this"
God is our ability to achieve stuff in our life. He knows who to connect us to, where we need to go. He is the One who ignites the passions we have in our hearts for certain things and that urge we have in us to do something about it.
God doesn't require our ducks to be all in a row. We will never get the ducks in a row, but He will. He is the God who can bring order and peace into a world where our ducks are determined to go off and do their own thing.
All God asks for is a willing heart and a trust in His ability to get things done, to make things come into place and to see your dreams become a reality.
As the old adage goes "If you are willing, He is able."
I have decided this year I am going to achieve some of the things I have wanted to do for a long time. I have decided it doesn't matter what my ducks do. God can deal with ducks going out of line and He is my ability to get them done no matter where my ducks decide to go.
Consider the following picture that has been posted on facebook recently :
These people we know out of the Bible didn't have their ducks all in a row either. They were ordinary everyday people like you and me who faced various challenges in life and didn't necessarily always make the best of choices but their stories live on in what God was able to do through them.
Your story will live on too in the hearts of those around you and what you allow God to do through you will be impact down the generations.
So what is your dream? What adventure do you want to have? Why don't you be honest with God about it and give it to Him and see what He does :)
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