I had occasion yesterday to get a glimpse of the difference between "magical thinking" and trusting that God has my back. It may or may not pass a church's muster, but most church's standards have ever been a tish higher than mine...so it's close enough to perfect for me.
I hope I can put it into words...here's the best I can do: Trusting that God has our back is knowing in a time of need that God can and will intervene to meet that need. Then we thank him and move forward doing that which we doubted we could do. In plain words, our need supplies God's outcome.
Magical thinking is telling our self our want is a need, then trying to meet that want by our own efforts...as in, we spend money that we do not have on that want and tell our self God has met our need. Then the check bounces. And we doubt there is a God.
What gives me hope that I'm on the right road with this is my "God Calling" just this morning quotes Saint Paul saying, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." There it is...through Christ.
Magical thinking is the great i am...the Christ is the great I Am.
Thank you.
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