Do All Things Happen . . .

Repost from Tangence on 'Do All Things Happen for a Reason?' ( link below)
I have not read a more clear understand of a tough subject than what the blogger has shared.  This portion especially on defining the "middle way."

"One “middle way” in this circumstance is to recognize that while God does not cause every thing that happens, and some things happen for no clear reason, God remains connected to us in the experience in such a way that he will redeem it. Rather than orchestrating every moment of our life, programming us like computer code, he is allowing our experiences, our stories to unfold, and through his omnicompetence he redeems every sadness, every injury, every loss no matter how great or devastating.

Does everything happen for a reason? No. Everything does not happen for a divine reason. Yet everything that does happen remains a thread of grace that God weaves in the fabric of a life of grace and redemption."

https://tangence.wordpress.com/2016/08/29/do-all-things-happen-for-a-reason/

Grace and Peace,
mike

Is Jesus Enough? Chip Brogden

Great Question we need to keep in front of us.

Is Jesus Enough? by Chip Brogden

“After they had eaten, Jesus asked Simon Peter,

‘Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me

more than these other things?'”

John 21:15

If Jesus was all you had, would Jesus be enough for you?

Many precious believers are in love with the things of the Lord, but they are not in love with the Lord Himself. Many Christian workers and ministers are in love with the Lord’s work. Almost without realizing it, the work of the Lord becomes more important than the Lord of the work.

There are prophets and teachers who hold words from God in higher esteem than the God Who speaks the words they attribute as being from Him. People seek these words and teachings. The more they receive, the more they want. Before one word is digested they are craving another. They are seeking “things” – words, prophecies, teachings, visions, dreams – but they are not seeking the Lord Himself.

Is Jesus enough?

Read the complete blog post from Chip Brogden here

http://www.chipbrogden.com/is-jesus-enough/