Asleep in God's Will

I HAVE ONE THING TO SAY...

"No one warns young people to follow Adam's example. He waited till God saw his need. Then God made Adam sleep, prepared for his mate, and brought her to him...we need more of this "being asleep" in the will of God...I must go on, asleep until God sees my need of Eve--if such a need ever arises." -Jim Elliot (Shadow of the Almighty)

...It is easy to get caught up in the emotion and desire for love and the intimacy of finding a "mate." However, God is sovereign and He holds the future--perfect and planned. I am frustrated with the lack of trust and dependence on this sovereign grace Christ has covered us with.

We need more of this "being asleep" in the will of God...

We Come To You

As you came to us so we come to you
Fragile as a baby hopeful and new
But learning fast that to walk is to fall
Soon we've done it all

We come broken and we come undone
We come trying hard to love everyone
But we come up short in all that we do
Because we do
So we come to you

As you came to us so we come to you
Dirty and hurting then dead in the tomb
But raised redeemed to show off the scars
'cause you've brought us this far

You came to show the way not around but through
So through it all we come to you

(Derek Webb--I See Things Upside Down)