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May we see and do...by Ed Potts
Recently our pastor said that one of his daily prayers to God was that He help me "see as You see and do as You say". Nine words, none of which is over three letters. Imagine how things would look if we prayed this prayer and it came true? That would be a game changer.
First, "see". God sees everything from everlasting to everlasting. There is no beginning or end. Then "do". If we did what God tells us to do, what would our lives look like?
Even if things are going great in your life, there are always struggles. I once heard it said that we are getting ready to enter a struggle, we are in a struggle, or we are just coming out of a struggle.
And a struggle can be associated with anything---work, home, family, friends, money, people, places or things. Your struggle could be nothing compared to someone else's struggle but it still might be enormous to you.
As I write this I have a list of my own struggles: doctor appointments for my mom, unexpected bills to pay, an appliance to replace, a birthday present to buy, loss of a client, decisions both personal and business, arthritis to deal with, a friend going into cancer surgery, a family member in hospice, a sick dog, thinking about selling my home, preparing to serve in Tres Dias1, two cars that are paid for but need various repairs, and more.
Some of this may seem trivial, some even laughable, some difficult, some sad, some tragic. But God knows all about our struggles. He sees them before they ever happen. He knows how it all ends. And He knows our every thought, concern, feeling, heartache, as well as our joys and disappointments.
We will never see everything as God sees it and, as much as we might want, we will never do everything as He says. But if we pray and give it our best, we will discover something special.
For by just making the effort and having the desire, we will draw closer to God and better "see as You see and do as You say".
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