I have something I want to get off my chest. While I certainly haven't meant to do so, I feel like my last few post have a tone of complaint. When I started writing, I never wanted this blog to turn into a forum for me to just rant and rave. The world has enough people complaining, but the people who complain the loudest and most frequently are often hard-pressed to give an answer, if they even have one.
Truth be told, I can't really complain nor should I. Of course, anyone can think of reasons to complain about anything. I'm still dealing with my back issues, for instance. Still, my life is now far better than it ever was and could've been, since I was saved almost two years ago. Even though my physical circumstances haven't really changed, things are different because I have changed, or rather, because God has changed me. He took away the "heart of stone" and has given me the "heart of flesh" as described in Ezekiel 36.
My life still had its problems; Job 5:7 says, "man is born to trouble surely as sparks fly upward." Still, my life is richer than it ever was before. Because it I can trust in The Lord and have confidence in Him, I have overcome (and am overcoming) the old fear and pride that once crippled me. And, if left to themselves, fear and pride can grow like weeds until they choke out everything else. They don't die out on their own; they have to be dug out by the roots. It can be astounding how deep those roots run. This is one of those points where I have to stop and remember that God is good to me, that He loves and cares for me, and chooses to glorify Himself in that love. Never out of any obligation, but because He chooses to make Himself available to us, to be a Father to his children.
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