One day
One day when i feel tired and weary of life, feeling hopelessley bored. One day when i cannot remember why i love my wife or why i am working so hard. When i find the kids a chore and the bills are a pain. Remind me. Remind me of this post on Sat 14 April 07. It isn't about me. It's about God.
10% of life is circumstances, 90% of life is how we respond. Life is a struggle that i want to live with discipline and sacrifice. The grass always seems greener on the other side. Good quote. Let me add something. The grass always seems greener on the other side. But when you get there, you realise that the grass on the other side was where you were at in the first place.
One day when i am depressed, down and out, just remind me of this day. And this question. "Why wasn't God pleased with Cain's sacrifice?" Its not stated explicitly in Genesis. But i will know what you mean. And i will understand.
'At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: "Naked i came from my mother's womb, and naked will i depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised."' Job 1:20-21.
10% of life is circumstances, 90% of life is how we respond. Life is a struggle that i want to live with discipline and sacrifice. The grass always seems greener on the other side. Good quote. Let me add something. The grass always seems greener on the other side. But when you get there, you realise that the grass on the other side was where you were at in the first place.
One day when i am depressed, down and out, just remind me of this day. And this question. "Why wasn't God pleased with Cain's sacrifice?" Its not stated explicitly in Genesis. But i will know what you mean. And i will understand.
'At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: "Naked i came from my mother's womb, and naked will i depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised."' Job 1:20-21.
posted by efarmer at 9:40:00 PM
3 Comments:
Wonderful summary of what todays message was about.
- WX
yeah, good summary. i wasn't at Sat's msg- read this sat night... went for Sunday's msg and connected the dots! =)
You sound very drawn-out indeed. Reflect on TS Eliot's:
'Knowledge of speech, but not of silence.
Knowledge of words and ignorance of the Word. ...
Where is the Life we have lost in living?'
You mention 'discipline and sacrifice'. Better: discipline to obey and do only His will. He said he laid down His life in obedience to the Father. Remember: 'To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice' Pro 21.3
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