We need those circumstances

Open my eyes so that I can see all the wonderful things in your teachings. (Psalm 119:18)

Most of the time, the main thing we need in life is to see things just a bit clearer. We have a general idea of what may be happening, or where we may be headed, but we seldom see the bigger picture of all that will be involved as we get from here to there. We need eyes opened, hearts prepared, minds cleared of certain expectations, and a willingness to move forward. There is no greater thing we can seek than to ask God to do just that in our lives!

The teachings of today may not amount to 'the whole deal', but they will add to the ones from yesterday, preparing us for the ones tomorrow will bring, but we need to be patient as God unfolds them to us. When things unfold just a little bit here and there for us, we can get a little impatient waiting for the final reveal, can't we? What happens when we set out on a journey? We have a destination in mind, don't we? We 'sort of' know where we are going, have 'tentative' plans to do this or that, and 'dream' of some encounter that might occur. Does all that we knew, planned, or dreamed come to pass? Not always.

What we are doing when we ask God to open our eyes to the things he wants to teach us is acknowledge that we don't 'own the moment' - he does! We just live in it, making the most of it, learning what we can from it, and taking that learning into the next. Line upon line, precept upon precept, our learning is built upon. Our dreams our expanded, our plans fall away as he exposes bigger ones he has for us, and we begin to realize what we thought we knew from the beginning was a pittance compared to what he wants to show us right now.

His teachings aren't limited to the words on the pages of our Bibles. Yes, they are the start of many a great lesson for us, but as when those lessons are taught through circumstances or 'moments with him', they are expanded upon until we come to understand the purpose within the lesson. We need that expansiveness of learning, don't we? We crave it! The next time you are going through a circumstance, you may just want to ask God what the lesson is within it. He is sure to show you how he has prepared you for the moment. Just sayin!