Working Together For Good
“Working Together For Good” is the title of Chapter One of my first reality-based novel bearing the same title as this site. Clicking on the highlighted words, Chapter One, will take you to page 1 of Chapter 1. Choosing that particular title was done to set the tone for the rest of the story. Here are two lines from, “The Belly Of An Ant,” that were written during my extended season of sunny-side-down days before I honestly believed that all things will work together for good if I didn’t give up too soon and quit.
Have you ever felt so low that you could “reach up” and tickle the belly of an ant? I have. How do you respond when all your ears hear are words like “no,” “never,” “impossible,” and “can’t”?
After meeting the greatness of God’s faithfulness, I revised that poem and changed the name from “The Belly Of An Ant” to “It’s Time To Fly.” One of the many reasons I write is to empower, encourage, and inspire unity between those of us — who publicly profess to love God and claim that we are called according to His eternal purpose — to respond by faith when Adversity strikes. Since God is not a respecter of people, Time and Chance happens to us all. Have you ever noticed that Trouble always moves faster than bad news in a hurry to happen during tough times?
Remember what happened to Humpty Dumpty after his great fall. Nobody could put that egghead back together again. As a kid, I recall wondering if Humpty asked God to do what nobody else could. How many of you have ever experienced a great fall? I have. After my great fall, my spiritually-blinded eyes couldn’t see the light coming from the truth that still makes people free. So I believed the same lie that still persuading one too many of God’s children to comtemplate give up, quit, or commit suicide. Been There. Done That. Suicide is not an option. Here’s why?
By killing the pain that’s afflicting you, you will also end up killing yourself. So, don’t you go there and try to die like that before you cry out for help by asking God to save you from yourself. I did. But by grace still go I. After my great fall, Ridicule and Rejection stalked me daily until I lost confidence in myself. Without confidence, I lost respect for myself. I also became insecure and stopped believing that I still had the God-given ability to achieve Greatness. But God still loved me enough to find a way to re-assure me and remind me that Jesus the Christ, the Anointed One, will win in the end after all’s been read, said, and done.
How many times have we quoted Romans 8:28 but fail to do so in the context of the verses preceding and following verse 28 of Chapter 8. Imagine how many great things our generation can achieve once all God’s children begin to honestly believe we can work together for the greater good. Imagine the eternal implications that this verse will have on our generation’s God-given ability to achieve greatness? I was also one of those Bible thumpin’ church folk who made the same mistake many times before I knew better. But when we know better, we do better. If nobody else does so, love yourself enough to begin meditating on Romans 8:28-39.
After my great fall, the lie I heard made me forget the reasons why all things were divinely destined to work together for good. How many times have you heard the lie that nobody loves a loser? We’ve probably have heard this true lie frequently enough to honestly believe it’s the truth. But it’s not. Grab your Bible and look at Chapter 8 of Romans again. But this time, pay particularly close attention to the thought-provoking, paradigm shifting question found in verse 35,
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?”
Surprised? But wait before you run and tell your friends what you saw for the first time this year. Exam the weapons of mass distraction our antagonistic spiritual enemies will try to employ to destroy the eternal gift God placed deep inside the cluttered seat of your soul. Since I honestly believe all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose, then why do
“religions divide what only our relationships with God can unite?”
If you’re an emerging etymologist, you probably already know that the word, “destroy,” means to be “rendered utterly useless.” If you forgot to bring your dictionary today, feel free to click on the highlighted word destroy” to review the source employed to verify the veracity of my definition. As always, study to show yourself “approved” so that you let no man, or woman, easily deceive you during such a divisive season as this. Maybe then, you’ll also learn to respect the power of God’s love like I did.
Matters not what happens next, please don’t give up, quit, or try to commit suicide. God isn’t the only one who loves you and needs you to survive. Besides, what doesn’t kill you will make you stronger the longer you live. Believe that!
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