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Divine Handcuffs

 This is another story, musing, or whatever you want to call what I am doing for my upcoming book, The Daily Uplift. Today's post was something I first thought about as I was driving home from a ,medical appointment.


Divine Handcuffs

 

Most of these small stories are written after I have written the poem at the end. This one has both written as I go along.

 

This may be religious in nature, but my faith is a big part of my personality. As I stated in one of my earlier writings, I can imagine a previous pastor coming up to me and saying “Brother Cliff, I want to talk to I claim no calling from above or special dispensation for writing this book. I do claim encouragement from some very good and well-meaning friends.

 One of the most dangerous things you can tell someone is “I feel that it’s God’s will” when they are doing something. When you are active in the church, you hear it all the time. Or if you are doing something that someone doesn’t like, then “It’s NOT God’s will” or my favorite (tongue in cheek) “It’s of the devil.”

This thought came to me as I was driving home from the doctor’s office yesterday. Too often, people tend to slap a set of divine handcuffs on a person. This may be regarding a job they are working, a relationship, going to a certain church, or entering a field of study. This could very well be somebody saying, “I think this is God’s will”, or this oldie but goodie. “God told me to tell you.”

My years in going to church and reading my Bible tells me that God has two wills. His Divine will and His permissive will. It is up to us to discern what His will for us is. The Bible says in Philippians 2:12 to work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. We are all free moral agents and are free to find His will ourselves.

 

We are all equal in God’s eyes

His will should not be a surprise

We all have a choice

To seek out His voice

For directions to where our future lies

 

Who the Son sets free is free indeed.


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