Did anybody see the segment on 60 Minutes last night about that guy Nick Vujicic, who was born without limbs?It was amazing, not so much because of his predicament, but because of his attitude towards his predicament. He had such a positive outlook on life, and a deep faith in God, and does motivational talks all over the world.
It got me thinking about how the smallest challenge that comes into my life can knock me for six, pull me away from God, and start me thinking "If God really loved me..". It makes me feel very ashamed to realise how small my capacity for endurance is. It is easy to trust God when everything is rosy, but I guess it is in the trials that our true colours come out.
In James 1 it says "he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind." I guess the opposite to enduring through faith is doubting God's love, and doubting God's love is as crazy as doubting the warmth of the sun. It's there to see and feel, so how can it not be real?
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Cobbs...Its funny you made this observation. I find myself each and every day blown away at how every little thing in the world gets people down. Not JUST down but down to the nth degree. I don't think there is enough hardship. Now before you go off on me, I mean that our generation (well yours, I'm an old dez) has been so pampered and raised to believe that everything is obtainable and we all have a RIGHT to everything we want and there's no reason why we shouldn't have what we want that GOD forbid we don't get something or something doesn't go our way then..Its the end of the world. People don't do anything with their lives, they just consume.The world is coming to an end if their coffee is only lukewarm!(reference to a mutual acquaintance). They don't enjoy the beautiful natural playground they were given by the Man upstairs but they constantly complain they feel crap and are getting fat. Time to look for another quick answer to losing weight without any work eh? What can you say? There is proof of God's unrelenting generosity EVERYWHERE you look.
Nobody wants to look, they want to be shown. In my opinion this is because this generation has never had to look for anything. Everything is literally at your fingertips and any more effort than that is an inconvenience.
Go and live in Rwanda for six months and then complain about a coffee or the fact your bus ran ten minutes late. What a joke.
Falling into the grip of doubt for the smallest little reason is spineless and shows no character. We are so blessed to be where we are and have what we have but everybosy still wnats more.
Where has all the 'character' gone?
But I digress.
had a bit to say huh?
Sorry. Makes me sad that people keep looking but just don't see.
Wow that was quite a rant mate!
Hmm. Well, I do agree with some of what you say, but it makes me uneasy that you say this stuff about 'them', as though you are separate and don't struggle with the same things. Are you always content? Don't you ever struggle to remain trusting? I know I struggle big time, and can't imagine how that couldn't be a struggle..
Of course I am not always 100 content. i ama human being. We by nature are selfish, conceited and ungrateful. But I will never let myself get away from the fact that i am a VERY lucky man in a fortunate life. Whatever the trials and tribs that I have experienced are is irrelevant. The end result is that I can always pull myself out of self obsession (and lets face it, thats what it is. Too much focus on oneself) with a quick reality check. people give me grief about my view of the world and say it isn't realistic. Craig is a perfect example of poeple trying to drag other people down into their pitiful abyss. Not gonna happen.
Thats what i meant about Hardship in the previous post. If you don't endure it, you can't fully appreciate what you have. Maybe hardship is a wrong word and conjures up the wrong imagery. Maybe...challenge? If you are challenged everyday, with love, with live or in your case brethra, with parenthood, then you come out the other side a stronger more understanding and appreciative being, no?
You don't mate, but people DO complain about their children keeping them up at night some people say, nup why would you ever want the hassle of kids? 'I have too much going on my own life to worry about someone else' Perfect example. As you know and understand, children, a gift from God is another thing that poeple take for granted....and thats what makes me sad. So much selfishness.
I hope one day to experience that wonderous gift (God willing) but until then each time i open my eyes i try and remind myself that everything else in this world is also a gift and so is life....and appreciate it.
I'm no saint, mate, you know that. It is however a personal plight of mine to maintain that level of gratitude and that in itself feeds my contentment....
There is no room, ever, for doubt.
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