From Existing to Tailer-made Living
We often hear that “God is a personal God” and that “the Lord desires to have a relationship with you.” But what does that look like? How can a human have a relationship with the God who created the universe?
Are you ready to shift your present mindset to gain fresh understanding? I pray that God gives your heart a revelation as He has mine.
God’s love is tailor-made for each of His sons and daughters.
God’s grace for me is tailor-made and fresh daily because every day is different.
God’s protection is tailor-made to fit each of my battles.
God’s patience is tailor-made to cover my personal weaknesses and faults.
God’s kindness toward me is tailor-made because He’s merciful toward my soft spots.
God’s goodness toward me is tailor-made and not suited for my neighbor.
God’s provision is tailor-made to meet my needs, not yours.
God is never on co-pilot and never oblivious to my needs. He spent too much time designing every detail of my life, down to my thumbprint, to simply wind me up and let me loose like a wind-up doll.
Stop and think about the above statements until they sinks in.
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If everything that God has for me (and you) is tailor-made, then…
Why would I balk at His tailor-made provision by attempting to provide for myself?
Why would I covet the tailor-made goodness He pours out on my neighbor that’s not meant for me?
Why would I attribute His tailor-made kindness that’s meant for me to something or someone other than Him?
Why would I test His tailor-made patience by doing life my way instead of His?
Why would I block His tailor-made protection by defending or insulating myself?
Why would I respond to His tailor-made grace with a sense of entitlement and presumption?
Why would I bring Him prefab prayers rather than heartfelt, in-the-moment conversation?
Why would I return His tailor-made love with mindless, religious rituals?
Embrace your full potential in Christ. Live outside of cardboard box religion. Don’t be afraid to go deeper with God, who tailer-made you to His perfection.
Holy Spirit, I give You permission to burn away all my soul-ish behavior and speech that come from selfishness and from what I presume is best and right. Teach me how to cultivate a tailor-made intimacy with my Heavenly Father. In Jesus’s name. Amen.
Sowing Seeds of Bravery to Live Tailer-made
