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Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Pattern
Little children love to draw, they love to paint, they love to do crafts. Children are creative, with unhindered dreams and imaginations. The young like to discover, to experience life instead of fearing the unknown. They are easily influenced, shaped, patterned after their world. As adults, we still find ourselves patterning ourselves after the world... why? because it is easier than creating something out of nothing. A pattern is defined as "a consistent, characteristic form, style, or method". Romans 12:2 states "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is- his good, pleasing and perfect will." Just as a child uses a pattern to trace, or a coloring book to draw a picture, we need guidance... we need help... we can't do it alone. God's will is perfect, unlike anything that we could attempt to create on our own. We don't need to remove the pattern, we just need to be transformed, no longer patterning ourselves after something worldly, but instead using a perfect pattern... a heavenly pattern.
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Well said, Aimee! The Bible tells us to come to God as a little child. To me that means several things, but to name a few, it means I should have an unhindered curiousity that pushes me to learn more, a confidence that I am loved and special, and an unshakable trust in what I am told. As we grow we tend to think we know it all, feel that we are nobody special and love is based on what we do, and question everything that we are told. Your post reminded to keep it simple.
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