"It's All About Choice"

"I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the dessert." (Psalms 102:6)
Interesting choice of locations for some interesting creatures. If there is one thing that I believe God wants us to understand, it is the ability that He has to make everything and anything work out to His purpose. I was reminded about the Genesis 1:1 principle yesterday; which simply says, "If you can believe what Genesis 1:1 says in the Bible, then everything else is easy to believe also." To make something into a belief requires choice, as in, I choose to believe that it is so. It is really not that hard to accept something as truth, once you make up your mind to believe that it is so. I believe that God actually helps us to believe in Him, He does not just wait for us to come around, He prompts us by the Holy Spirit making truth known and opening the eyes of our heart. It is in that moment, when prompted by the Holy Spirit, that is our moment of choice, that is when we must choose to believe. As I have shared many times before, my choice moment came when I was in jail. Of all places to be when I had to make a choice, it was in a place where guilty people serve out a sentence for crimes they have committed. No one needed to convince me that I was a sinner; my failure to obey the law had already been determined. Half of the issue of my heart had already been decided; it was the other half, the part of needing a Savior, that was the part of heart that still needed to be worked out. When Nicodemus came to Jesus at night, I seriously doubt he lacked the understanding of having broken the law; any intelligent person who studied the law, had to realize that they had already broken it. So there never was a question of being guilty or not guilty; it was the being born again thing that Nic was having issue with, as in needing to have a Spiritual birth. Jesus said, "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God." When the Holy Spirit prompts us to see our need for a Savior, that is Him showing us our personal need to be born into the Kingdom. Once we accept the invitation, our Spiritual eyes are opened, and things that we previously did not understand become clear and understandable. Then it is still about choice, as in which man I am going to feed and nurture, the physical man or the Spiritual man? If I was going to try to paint a picture of these two locations and creatures, it would be that they both are not in the environment where they are suited for getting food. The pelican needs a body of water where it can swoop down and scoop up its food in a beak full of water; while the owl needs to cover of trees to use its silent flight to catch its food. Sure, we can make this all about being a fish out of water, but God is able to provide us anything that we need, no matter where we might find ourselves, and in all situations...
"Remember this -a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don't give reluctantly or in response to pressure. "For God loves a person who gives cheerfully." And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. As the Scriptures say, "They share freely and give generously to the poor. Their goods deeds will be remembered forever." For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you." (2 Corinthians 9:6-10) NLT