the parable of 'the princess bride'

I bet God giggles at us me.

can't you see it? to Him we look like little ants running around.
we only see a 100 foot radius of our hill, God sees the entire acre of land.

I contradict myself. (on a pretty regular basis actually, thanks for asking)
Usually at the beginning of a stressful/irritating/anxious/impossible situation I will take a cue from David:

"They are like a lion hungry for prey,

like a great lion crouching in cover.

Rise up, O Lord, confront them, bring them down;

rescue me from the wicked by your sword"

(psalm 17:12-13)

though it is always in record time that I proceed to exclaim dramatically that the Lord isn't doing anything.

The Princess Bride may not be a work of A.W.Tozer, but non the less

it still is a great illustration for my contradiction and doubt;

Princess Buttercup has been promised by her Love that he will come for,

but yet a wedding to the villain of the movie

begins and ends without the rescue that was promised;

as the newly-wed Princess is escorted

to the honeymoon suit, she lets out a defeated-half-whisper 

"he didn't come "

like us with our limited-ant-hill-perspective, Princess Buttercup couldn't see that her Rescuer was in the midst of doing exactly what He promised.

He was fighting for her.

He was coming for her.

just like He promised.

all the Princess had to rely on were the words that were promised to her, and sometimes it downright sucks to just rely on words;  "the Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still" (exodus 14:14).

as you may can guess, the Princess and her Love were reunited; and the scene that plays out between them speaks to my spirit this morning.

"I will never doubt again" ... "there will never be a need"

you can't see what the Lord is doing around you.

"I have a plan for you.

It's gonna be wild, it's gonna be great.

It's gonna be full of Me"

('come away with me' jesus culture)







a lesson learned from Gene Simmons.

the lead singer of the glam-rock-band, KISS is infamous for a particular body part

his tongue.

for Mr. Simmons, this part of his body

is a vital part of his career and his life.

would he be as famous without it?

your tongue is also a vital part to your life. (even if yours doesn't break some sort of record)

"When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.  Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts." 

(james 3:3-5)

a horse is larger and powerful  being, 

but it's a small bit in it's mouth that can turn the entire animal.

what are you saying about your situation?

recently i got convicted about being a hypocrite. i realized that saying i trusted the Lord with my future (graduating college in a month!!???!!!) but still saying 

"i have no idea what I AM DOING after graduation" contradicts that part about trusting the Lord. 

in my heart, I truly was acknowledging, believing and verbalizing 

that I don't have plans after graduation. 

it's not about what i have planned or what i can see; if it were i wouldn't need God. 

is verbalizing my anxiety 

doing anything to improve my situation?

no, if anything it's stirring up more angst. 

watch what you say today,

because what you say

 could be hindering 

you.

"i have no idea what i'm doing after graduation"

"i'm never going to pass the class"

"work is going to be terrible tonight"

"i'm never going to finish all of this work"

"i'm going to do horrible on this project"

"i'm never going to pay my bills on time"

"it's going to be such a long and horrible day working with him/her"

"Consider what a great forest is set

 on fire by a small spark. 

 The tongue also is a fire..."

(james 3:5-6)

"Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 

 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, 

or a grapevine bear figs? 

Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water."

(james 3:11)

you can't think you trust the Lord , but say otherwise.