For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life John 3:16
Sometimes when the same thing keeps happening to us over and over it is helpful if we ask God to show us the lesson. Recently I asked this of the Lord and He told me that I'm wound too tightly. I don't trust. I won't let anyone else in. No one else can help me. No one else can do anything. I wind up suffering because I won't let go and let other people just do what they can do. This deepens their development, develops my relationship with them and lightens my burden. We can all learn.
I thought about this against the backdrop of why Jesus did all of what He did. I mean He didn't have to come as a baby in a manger. He didn't have to come in such a humble way--after all He was and remains God almighty. He could have come thunderously proving what He could do from day one. Isn't that what we do? That's what I do sometimes. I have to prove what I can do--who I am--my talents--my skills--my credentials. He didn't have to humble himself to go through adolescence and teenage years. He didn't have to obey His mother and stepfather. He didn't have to fulfill prophesy and submit to three years of process before He launched into miracles and ministry, but He did. Why? John 3:16. He did it just for a hard head like me. He did it all for the lessons that it takes me a life time to learn and discover about myself.
There is no greater love.
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