"Faith expects from God what is beyond all expectation" ~ Andrew Murray

Haloes! :)

 

"Faith expects from God what is beyond all expectation..." - Andrew Murray

 

Psalm 51:10-12

 

"Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me..."

 

John 14:1

 

"Do not let your hearts be troubled... Trust in God, trust also in me..."

 

This is one of my favorite stories. It was originally documented back in 1898 but has been repeated many times since then:

"On a tour of Europe, international chess master Paul Morphy and a friend entered an art gallery. Mr. Morphy (surprise, surprise) was drawn to a painting depicting two men playing chess. The name of the painting was “The Chess Players” by Morits Retzch. In the painting, a man is playing chess with the devil, the stake being the young man’s soul. The artist had most graphically depicted the point in the game where it was apparently the young man’s move, and he seemed just to realize the fact that he had lost the game, the agony of despair being shown in every line of his features and attitude, while the devil from the opposite side of the table gloated over him with fiendish delight. The position of the game appeared utterly hopeless for the young man. His soul was lost.

 

Even though his friend got bored and moved on, Mr. Morphy stayed behind, eyes fixed on the chess board. Before long, he came hurriedly to his friend and exclaimed, “It’s not over! The young man has one more move! I could win the match for him!” They returned to the painting and Mr. Morphy showed exactly how the young man could not only escape the situation, but win the match.

 

The Lesson

Every day we are in a battle for our souls. The devil makes a move, we make a move. Back and forth we go. Sometimes we seem to be winning and some times we feel like we are losing. Once in a while, we feel like we are backed into a corner and ready to give up. But when those times come, we need to remember that we always have one more move. But the only way to discover that move is to accept the help of the “Master”. He is the one who knows us even better than we know ourselves. He knows who we are, how we feel, and what we are capable of. He knows our strengths and our weaknesses. When we turn it over to Him and let Him show us how to win, we will always be victorious. Even in our darkest hour, when there seems to be no hope in sight, the Master can come and show us a path to victory. There is always another move for us..." ~ Internet

 

Hierdie storie was vir my een vol inspirasie...  Het jy al 'n speletjie gespeel soos spider solitaire of skaak, waar jy heeltemal in 'n hoek was? Waar daar vir jou geen moontlike skuiwe oor was nie en die enigste uitweg vir jou dan was om van voor af te begin, sodat jy deur "beter" skuiwe moontlik die oorwinning kon smaak?!

 

Ons lewe is soos 'n skaakspel... Elke besluit wat ons neem, veroorsaak weer dat ons met nuwe keuses gekonfronteer word...  Elke liewe dag bestaan uit tientalle besluite wat geneem moet word... Miskien berou jy op die oomblik besluite wat jy geneem het - onlangs, of lank gelede... Miskien voel jy of jy in 'n hoek gedruk is en net nie weet watter kant toe meer nie...  Miskien voel dit vir jou soos "game over"...  Die goeie nuus vir jou vandag is, dat die Koning ALTYD nog een skuif oor het...  Hy sal ALTYD een skuif oorhe, aangesien Hy die duiwel aan die Kruis oorwin het...  Gee sommer soos jy nou daar sit jou situasie in God se hande...  Hy sal vir jou 'n pad maak waar jy net mure of doodloopstrate sien...  Hy sal dinge in plek laat val, en sorg vir jou oplossings vir jou probleme, wanneer jy dit in Sy hande sit...  Hy het jou oneindig baie lief!!  Moenie vrees nie - maak nie saak WAT die probleem is nie - jou Pa, die Koning van die Heelal het nog 'n skuif oor...

 

Blessings!

 

Anel