Wednesday, August 20, 2014

All Experience is Relevant

The Lord will keep you from all harm—
    he will watch over your life;
 the Lord will watch over your coming and going
    both now and forevermore.  Psalm 121:7-8

I remember my first big interview for a major organization.  As such, I went to my mother to help me prepare for this opportunity.  She could sense my inner doubts, and she asked me where it came from.  My response was that I had never had experience in working with people at that level.  She simply replied, “Kent, all experience is relevant.”  Needless to say, I got the job.  Looking back on my life, there are many experiences that I questioned their importance in my spiritual development.  But even when something bad happened, I have remembered that God has been watching over me even before I was born.  Thus, there was always something relevant to God’s plan that I had to learn from those experiences.

Our life long experiences prepare us for God’s plan of the future.  The verses of Psalm 121 are a reminder of something we know but often may lose sight of.  God is always with us whether good times and bad.  We are humbled by His favor, and find joy even through our struggles.  In all situations, we learn lessons, and are revealed God’s purpose for our lives.  Thus, we are given a wonderful opportunity to grow spiritually through those experiences, and it is only through recognizing that God is both in control and watching that those experiences have relevancy.


Experience is truly the greatest teacher, and the experiences of Jesus Christ reveal our greatest lessons.  Through His life, we have victory over death, but it is worthy to note that even He had to experience death on the cross to teach us that one’s darkest hour can lead to ultimate triumph.  Remember that no matter where you are in your spiritual journey, God is with you now and forevermore.  How does God’s omnipresence reassure you?  What experience can you see differently through a God-centered lens?  My prayer is that in connecting with God we remember as my mother said, “All experience is relevant.”  Amen.

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