Sometimes a situation or question arrises which provokes special and pointed understandings. It is impossible to replicate the words and thoughts at a later date. And maybe it’s God’s way of removing pride from His people as we share His wisdom. For this reason, I provide the following link to a conversation.
http://zukunftsaugen.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/a-joke-or-a-revelation/
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I am caught up, and that for the rest of my life, in such a beautiful anxiety; an agony of love. Every person I meet is a possible brother or sister of mine. Oh how I yearn to see Christ in them! And this anxiety presents itself in a distinct peace. For I know that this desire, when fanned into flame, will produce the love necessary to accomplish His Will.
Father, I rest in You. Through the power of Your Holy Son I rest in You. Even in this anxiety so tender and sweet, I rest in You. May Your will be done forever! Amen.
By His Grace.
Are we interested in truth? Or are we interested in being right? A person who is interested in truth has already dealt with the issue of pride. The person who is proud is not interested in truth. For when truth is presented by another, the proud person considers their words evil. The humble person will take words of truth regardless the source.
By His Grace.
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Two people work together to put a puzzle together. It’s not a small puzzle, built for a child. There are 600,294,385,001 pieces. And they search with furrowed brows to find even one match.
“I found one!” One of the people screams out with great joy. The other’s head levels with inspecting eyes. “Are you sure?” Deft little fingers put the two together. All the edges match perfectly. The colors blend in seamlessly. “YES!”
“What is it?” A pause ensues. Turning the two joined pieces around and around, they inspect the item of joy for any hope of understanding. But in the end there is no possible way to know what it truly is. Oh there’s colors that could be identified in various ways. But in the end, there is simply joy that an answer has been found. And back to their work they go. But now they search with a renewed vigor. For they have been given proof that some of the pieces DO fit.
This is what walking with God in Christ Jesus is like. We hold in our hands only the answers we know we have found. But we leave the Glory of understanding the bigger picture to the Lord who supplied both the puzzle and the two who work together.
By His Grace.
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In understanding life, far too many ask the wrong line of questions. Instead of asking “What”, we find asking “Why” to be far more fruitful. When we begin to ask why, we begin to receive answers that “What” can’t supply. Even so, when many begin to understand the answers they get, they don’t like them. So they return to asking “what”. But if you endure, and are willing to receive the truth, “why” will provide them. In the end, you will find Jesus as the answer. Asking “what” things are is a matter of definition. It becomes a simple exercise of language. People who have no serious interest in understanding life limit their questions to “what”.
And let us remember that “why” is the central question of young children. And look at how irritating that gets to their parents. Could it be that the parents haven’t asked “why” enough?
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