Doing will come to an end just as we find something else to do. But being is something that doesn't end. The book reminded me that our God was the God who said, "I AM WHO I AM." That is a statement of being. We worship God not just because of what He's done, but because of who He is. We cannot fully know the character of a person, but through meditation and contemplation we can learn to know who God is more and more each day.
Reflection Questions
Q: What sort of things do you contemplate? What happens to you when you contemplate?
A: Well, when my mind goes into deep thought and I consider what I know and what I don't know, I realize how truly amazing God is. He is all knowing. If I knew the stuff about people that God knows about them, I'd probably be a hermit. His love is real and His love is for everyone. My contemplation can't help but end in praise.
Q: How do you contemplate your spiritual journey and relationship with God?
A: When I think about my spiritual journey, it is at first very saddening but then at last very joyous. I can see some of my faults and I can sometimes see how those have caused me pain or hardship, or how the growth out of them can be unpleasant. I think, with all I've learned ... I'm still not much. And that is where the joy comes in. Because of the fact that I serve an awesome God, it doesn't matter how inadequate I think I am. It's not about me, it's about Him. I've often said, "I'm nobody's tool but God's." I can rejoice in this:
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9
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