death and thinks life,
losing and thinks winning,
tragedy and thinks opportunity,
brokenness and thinks humility,
accidents and thinks purpose,
coincidence and thinks destiny,
despair and thinks hope,
poverty and thinks wealth,
wealth and thinks poverty,
failure and thinks success,
the seen and thinks about the unseen,
history and thinks God's story,
science and thinks God's laws,
psychology and thinks Christ's wisdom,
anthropology and thinks God's image,
astronomy and thinks God's heavens,
the human body and thinks God's dwelling place,
war and thinks man's rebellion,
the cross and thinks everything made new,
truth and thinks Jesus
(this is taken out of the Purpose Driven Life devotional for today)
I am challenged....
4 comments:
Thank you so much for posting this. It is becoming abundantly clear to me that whilst tragedy occurs, whilst bad things happen, whilst circumstances are difficult, that we have 2 choices. To dwell on our hurt or to look beyond and see God's purpose being played out. Its absolutely right and appropriate to address things, to allow God's healing to take place but in doing so, we grow, we mature and we experience more of God. I am so grateful to have such wonderful Godly friends who have helped me to acknowledge and deal with and yet look beyond. I am constantly being reminded by the Holy Spirit to lift my eyes up, to raise them heavenward, to see God's plan to turn bad for good. Thank you dear friend for being part of that process. And for never letting me "get away with it!".
Em, thank you :)
I am so thrilled and priviledged and honoured to be allowed to be part of the healing process you're going through at the moment. You are a blessing to me, and you are one of these godly women. We are good for each other, and I thank God for you...
Wow, this is good. Thanks for sharing it. I like Paul's thoughts, too.
Paul, hey you!! I have been lurking over at your place, but have had no time to read anything properly, let alone write any response which would be worthy of being 'published'...Sorry, and thank you for not giving up on me :)
I really like what you've taken the time to write here, it's so much more real and honest!!Although for me, I sometimes need to set ridiculously high standards for myself or I know I would very quickly and all too easily end up as a very complacent, lazy lady...
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