I was thinking, and had some random thoughts. There is a quote that my brother-in-law has on his blog by Ian Mclaren, "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle." I love that, because I get so caught up in my own little world--my own problems, stuggles, pain, etc. and forget that everyone around me also is struggling with something (or many things) at that very time. We're not called to try to compare our situation with anyone elses (in fact, we're told not to!!) So it shouldn't be--well, "I'm struggling more than that person", or "they just don't understand what I'm going through." We are called to "esteem others better than ourselves" to "have compassion, and make a difference", to "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus". Jesus didn't go around telling people how awful His life was or how horrible the things were that He was going to have to put up with.
The fact is--is that life is hard!! No one has an "easy" life. For a believer, though, we have something to look forward to!! This life is hard, yes, butthink of the life to come!! How wonderful that life will be! For the unbeliever, however, they have hardships in this life, but will not have a wonderful life to come. They have eternal torment ahead of them. So a few things--1.) Why do we (I) as believers act like we are in despair all the time, when we have so much to live for and look forward to 2.) Why do we not have an urgency to share with others the hope that we have. I'm not saying that you should never cry, never struggle, never wrestle with things or be down. I'm writing this because the Lord has used His Word to bring things back into perspective for me.
I've been skipping around in my devotions, but in the last few days, I keep being drawn back to Philippians. It's a great book to get back to a proper perspective on life. 1.) Who is Christ 2.) Who are we in Christ 3.) How should we live with that knowledge and in light of eternity?
The fact is--is that life is hard!! No one has an "easy" life. For a believer, though, we have something to look forward to!! This life is hard, yes, butthink of the life to come!! How wonderful that life will be! For the unbeliever, however, they have hardships in this life, but will not have a wonderful life to come. They have eternal torment ahead of them. So a few things--1.) Why do we (I) as believers act like we are in despair all the time, when we have so much to live for and look forward to 2.) Why do we not have an urgency to share with others the hope that we have. I'm not saying that you should never cry, never struggle, never wrestle with things or be down. I'm writing this because the Lord has used His Word to bring things back into perspective for me.
I've been skipping around in my devotions, but in the last few days, I keep being drawn back to Philippians. It's a great book to get back to a proper perspective on life. 1.) Who is Christ 2.) Who are we in Christ 3.) How should we live with that knowledge and in light of eternity?
