The Mystery Is Great

A call:

"Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not indulging in much wine, not greedy for money; they must hold fast to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. And let them first be tested; then, if they prove themselves blameless, let them serve as deacons. Women likewise must be serious, not slanderers, but temperate, faithful in all things. Let deacons be married only once, and let them manage their children and their households well; for those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that, if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great:
He was revealed in flesh,
vindicated in spirit,
seen by angels,
proclaimed among Gentiles,
believed in throughout the world,
taken up in glory. "  1 Timothy 3:8-16

A prayer:

"I will sing of loyalty and of justice;
to you, O Lord, I will sing.
I will study the way that is blameless.
When shall I attain it?"  Psalm 101:1-2

It is my opinion that God has a great sense of humor and that he especially enjoys that humor when human beings begin to take themselves and/or their work too seriously.  Is this part of the testing then?  When people point out to me irony or coincidence, luck or fate - to me these are all ways that God shows His guiding hand.  When we begin to think that we are doing a work instead of God doing a work - isn't it in those times that God will test us?  Will God not take the opportunity to ask us Who do you serve?  Whose work are you doing?  Who do you believe is in control - takes me back to the question - Who do you say I am?
 
God will bless God's work.  The mystery cannot be contained or managed or controlled.  The only answer I have is surrender.  I serve God, I do the work God calls me to and equips me for and I know that God is in control even when the world around me might seem to be in utter chaos.  There is a lesson and a blessing in every moment we enter in to.
 
My friend has a fridge magnet "We plan and God laughs" she keeps it next to her calendar ;-) 
The mystery is great! 

(And might I mention that I had plans and then my husband made plans for the same time and hmmmm....)