Breakfast with Tiffany

This morning's mental shift just blew my mind. Christians: When you think "Thy will be done" or of being in God's will, what comes to mind? For me: crosses, sweating blood in the middle of the night on a hill, heavy burdens, sad life, just waiting for heaven. 

Underneath it all, I truly believed that His will only involves sacrifice and not getting what I want. There was always a sinking feeling that came along with being in God's will up until a moment ago. 

Here's what I got this morning. Because I am not omniscient, my will only accounts for the small things that will bring me very temporary happiness. His will gives me better, permanent solutions.

Ridiculous Tiffany Example: I want a carton of eggs. Let's imagine that they aren't available in stores and the only way that I can have a carton of eggs is if God blesses me with them. So, I don't know why after praying for a carton of eggs, I still don't have any. I decide that it must not be God's will for me to have eggs ... I must be sensitive to dairy  . Now every time I see an egg, I get sad and think "I wish that I could have eggs but omelettes are not in His will for me"... super sad face.

Why didn't I ever think, before it all worked out, "He must want to give me a farm"???

Clearly, the scriptures told me that He wanted to give me every good and perfect thing. I just want eggs though so, I'm pouting.

What's good and perfect? Infinite breakfast ..eggs, bacon, hash browns, chicken, waffles...yum

I'm off topic here, because I'm hungry but, you get the point. God is good. He wants to give me good. He is seriously not sitting on His throne of awesomeness hating on my dairy consumption. He's trying to give me that and then some.

It may take sacrifice to prepare me to get and keep the farm but, if I chill out and stop accusing Him of trying to ruin my life, the farm acquisition would go a lot quicker.

This, my friends, is the Gospel according to Tiffany