Doing it on our own

I just finished reading Melissa's blog; this is kind of my response. (huffyfluffy.blogspot.com sorry I still donno how to link)

As you seek Him, and grow with Him, God teaches you what you need to know. He gives you the tools you need in order to do things, and He lets you figure it out for yourself, using what you've learned. It's sort of the trial and error, kinesthetic approach. As far as I'm concerned, that's the part that makes you value what you've learned. It's the lab that makes you care that HCl and Mg more or less explode when they're mixed. In theory, who cares? In action....it's SO awesome! I've really learned that recently. The best feeling ever is when you can finally realize that even though you feel like you're trucking it out on your own, God is there.

I was talking to a friend of mine recently. He tried Christianity for a while, for some reason or another, it didn't take. He's developed this idea that if anything good happens to him, it's cuz he's worked hard an earned if for himself, and he shouldn't have to thank anyone for it. I suspect that it may be a somewhat common theory, but he's the only person that has ever directly told me about it, so I have no way of knowing that for sure.

Here's the connection:
I do things for myself too. The trick here is that God gives me what I need to do them. He helps to do the rights things and he helps me to do them wisely....most of the time anyway. I'm not gonna say for a minute that I'm perfect, but I get it right from time to time. He doesn't walk through my life for me, putting X's on exactly each spot on the ground where I'm supposed to step. He points to the traffic lights, then I have to correctly interpret whether it is best for me to follow the turn signal, wait for the solid green to go straight, or attempt to merge into the next lane and hap-hazardly turn right.

Anyways, it's late and finals have me stressed out so I'm going to make sure I'm clear here. My point is that even though God is on my side and is giving me what I need to get things done, I'm still doing it for myself. There's this thing called free will. God made us to be thinkers. He wants us to imagine, learn, create, grow. And so He gives us tools and gives us the freedom to get there on our own 2 feet.

So here is my challenge to all of you tonight: I want you all to stop for a few minutes today, or tomorrow, or both, or sometime soon and think about what God wants you to create. Pray about it. You never know what you'll find out about yourself if you ask Him.

If you want to, send me an email or leave me a comment when you know the answer, I'd love to hear it!