Yesterday morning I went to Church and the pastor was preaching on when God met Jacob and they wrestled all night.

Now think about that one minute.

God came to where Jacob was and met with him to build Jacobs faith.

Why?

I don’t know God’s mind but in my mind (which God gave me) it was to meet Jacob on his terms to accomplish something.

Why would the almighty God need to meet anyone on their terms just to accomplish anything? Didn’t He create the world and other things?

Yes He did.

And He knows just what is needed, and Jacob needed this.

There are probably many other ways that He could have built up Jacob’s faith but God knew that this would work.

We need to be realizing this too.

God is our Father and He does the right things for us too.

As Humans our view of Christ, the son of God is extremely limited. More than we realize. We picture Him as handsome & perfect. But Isaiah, a prophet of God said something very different:
Isaiah 53:2-5
2 The servant grew up before God—a scrawny seedling,
a scrubby plant in a parched field.
There was nothing attractive about him,
nothing to cause us to take a second look.
3 He was looked down on and passed over,
a man who suffered, who knew pain firsthand.
One look at him and people turned away.
We looked down on him, thought he was scum.
4 But the fact is, it was our pains he carried—
our disfigurements, all the things wrong with us.
We thought he brought it on himself,
that God was punishing him for his own failures.
5 But it was our sins that did that to him,
that ripped and tore and crushed him—our sins!
He took the punishment, and that made us whole.
Through his bruises we get healed.

That is totally different than we think. Sounds like somewhat of a loser to me, but He died for my sins?

Our view is totally different because all we “see” is on the outside of the person, the looks. But all God sees is our heart.

Which makes sense because all of our things (pictures, characters, etc.) depicts just what we see and so that makes us happy.

But Isaiah (who couldn’t see Him like we can’t) described Him very differently than we are comfortable with.

And for some religions people who do good things are voted in as Saints and people pray to them.

Is this the way things are?

Well, I’m not God but it doesn’t make much sense to me. And it doesn’t agree with the Isaiah (a prophet of God) said.

So possibly we should reevaluate our view of Christ.

Think. I do a lot of that.

Yesterday I went and listened to my friend preach. And when he was preaching he told a story that really got me thinking.

He talked about having a horse where he lived. He said that it was a normal horse but there was one thing that the horse did very well more than anything else. The horse was extremely regular with his poop and that he had a specific cart that he used to clean up the corral. He talked abut how full the cart got as he cleaned up the corral and mentioned that when he was done his cart was very full but he couldn’t be proud.

He mentioned that his righteousness was about as worthy as his cart full of horse poop-in other words, not too great but normal. And that got me to thinking.

God has continually used people who were nothing to brag about to accomplish His will. To name just a few of them I’ll start with Adam & Eve who were not obedient to Moses who had a speech impediment to Jesus who was unknown by the people He made and very poor to Paul who made it a proud habit to kill Christians. So yes God used many unworthy people to accomplish His goals.

Now why do you suppose He did that? Because He knew that it would work out well.

Are people like that? No. They look at things as they see them and they look for perfection only. And if they don’t see perfection they decide that it won’t work and they either move on or give up but they definitely change their minds.

Funny, but God didn’t do that.

And people have either not noticed that God didn’t do that or something else because they decide or evaluate and move on.

95% of handicapped adults are not allowed in Churches. Why not? Don’t they believe or didn’t God make them? They may and He did.

So what’s the problem? Humans aren’t God and faith doesn’t even come into it at all. They just decide based on what they can see. Gee this sounds familiar: “Did He really say that you would die?”

So, my thought on all of this is that it’s not right because we’re not God. But you will decide on your own.

Just remember that as of this point in time 95% of handicapped adults are not allowed in Churches.

Many people are involved in performing Special Education and there are many people who need it and would do better if they got it.

Do they get it?

Well, that depends on how you view it.

Societal standards say the a person can only learn a certain way and they have a level for people to be what they have been determined to be successful. Which is good if a person meets those standards.

But if a person doesn’t, then you just do the best that you can and the standards then determine where that person falls.

Is that the way things should be?

No it’s not.

Why?

Because those standards have been developed by people and people don’t make people-God does.

So what do you think God thinks?

We all know that God created people in His image so is His image that of a failure? No. So are people failures if they don’t meet those standards? Nope, remember their Creator.

So what’s the problem?

Good question. I’m not sure that they have a problem. I think that our Societal Standards are a bit limited but people are fine!

For example, I go to a Sunday School class for disabled adults. In other words these people don’t meet societal standards and they are not welcome anywhere else so they go there.

Do I ever notice that they have a problem?

No I don’t.

They are kind and caring people who are my family. They even call me and greet me. They’re wonderful people!

But, they don’t meet societal standards so do they have a problem? No. Society does. It’s not them!

So now Special Education depends on what standards you are using: Society’s or God’s.

It’s been nearly 10 years since I was attacked.

At the Trauma Center after my attack all of the educated human adults said: “He’ll either die or be a vegetable” but I am alive and living in an apartment.

This morning while I was making my breakfast I realized that at times I was noticing things and doing things that were not at all normal for someone with my diagnosis to be doing.

I’m sure that as a human I could find some reason for that, but as a Christian I know the reason for that. It’s called a miracle that God has done and human non Christians do not believe in miracles.

Let’s go back to creation. Christians believe what God said but non believing humans made up Evolution, and similar stories go on and on due to a lack of faith.

But people just need to see that since 1+1 do not = 2, there must be another reason for it—God’s power!

I do! I know that there is a reason that I am alive and things happen as they do. When 1+1 no not = 2 but it’s real, I can either know that it’s a miracle or make something up, and as a believer, I cannot make something up no, it’s a miracle!

And I can’t get technical and say “In my opinion THIS is a miracle but THAT is not.” No, I have the brains to say that 1+1 do not =2 so it must be a miracle from God.

And that’s what I do.

I am going to have to keep thinking about this because it’s not easy but it’s true.

As humans we are born into WHO’S world? Satan runs this world because God gave it to him!

So everything, and I mean everything, is devised by and for him. He wants to look good. So it’s no surprise that we do too!

So absolutely everything from the point of birth is to make us look good. Success is based on that. Totally.

Now, think about this:
Who created you? God.

Who is in total control of everything? God.

Who threw who out of Heaven? God threw Satan out of Heaven.

Who is Jesus? The son of God.

Who came to this Earth? Jesus.

Who was put to death on this Earth? Jesus.

Who tried to look good when Jesus died? Satan.

So the whole desire to “look good” and be “the best” comes from Satan because NEVER in the Bible does God teach us to be like that. In fact, when I first read the Old Testament all I thought was that people continually failed and I wondered what was the purpose that it was there?

But now I know.

It is there to teach us that we should try to be more like God (our creator) and how He is, was and will be.

Love each other, be patient with each other and bless each other.

So with this in mind we can be more loving, patient, forgiving and blessing with others because God is with us.

Now, when our cars break down, our jobs are hard or people just don’t do what we think that they should we should NOT GET ANGRY rather turn it over to God and KNOW that He will deal with it His way.

That’s why I’m where I am.

I was just watching: “A Taste of Ireland” on Food Network and I wondered “Why did I enjoy traveling so much?” and “Why do I remember it so much?”

And I realized that it was because I knew that I was in a different country, not at all normal! Some things to learn!

And because I enjoyed learning, I loved traveling to other countries and travel I did! 6 countries and I had a wonderful time each time and I’m glad that I did! I can honestly watch something on TV and experience being there.