IT'S ALL GOOD!

This morning, I was sitting at my kitchen table enjoying the sunrise and reading The Word. I went back to Genesis 1 and read again about the creation. As I read about what God did each day, I was really struck by the fact that He is all about not just renewal, not just regeneration, but GENERATION! He created out of nothing. The earth was void, blank, nothingness and He made this incredible complex place with all these incredible complex pieces that work together for RE-generation. After He created each day, he looked back and said “it’s all good” (my paraphrase). It seems like we hear so much about regeneration and renewal – which are the essence of His presence in our lives. But why do I forget about the generation part – creating something out of nothing? When we are taught about using our gifts to serve somehow or another in ministry, does that limit us? Does that put God in a box?

My husband and I had a prayer counseling ministry when we lived in another town and we loved it! We are feeling called into ministry again and I think we have this concept that it will be really similar to what we did before – that our gifting will again be used and our ministry renewed. But maybe He wants to generate a new ministry with gifts that we never thought we had. That is kind of a scary thought, huh? Yet, when hearts are tender and yielded to God, people follow Him to amazing miracles in their lives. I don’t think the fishermen who left their nets and followed Jesus had any idea the gifts and experiences they would receive. They were not taught what their gifts were – they just followed to see what Jesus would do and they joined Him in what He was doing. Wow – how unorthodox that was!! Did they stop and say, “wait – let me see what my gifts are before I decide what I will do for you”? NO – they just went along! Oh – and what miracles they saw - and what an incredible journey they took. Was it all fun? No – sometimes it led to death and there were many trials, but in their relationship, and in their willingness to follow, I believe that God said “it’s all good”.

I am so excited that He is calling me to something new! I don’t know what it is yet, but I just want to follow, no matter what I think my gifts are and see the miracles He produces at every turn along the way. I hope that no matter where this takes me, and even in the hard places, I can look at Him and say along with Him “IT’S ALL GOOD”.