J
Proverbs 29:18 - Where there is no vision, the people perish...
Being seriously ill for an extended period of time has forced me to slow down and take a good look at things I was either ignoring or didn't have time for in my day to day rush. Not good. It affects clarity. It makes me look at things mostly from my own little corner of the world. It makes me impatient. Impatience leads to frustration. Frustration leads to lack of understanding and concern for others. And it all leads to sin and pain to some degree.
Maybe THIS is why I've been sick. He needed me to be still for a bit. Take a look around. SEE people I'm passing by. Let me actually HEAR their hearts beyond their words/actions. Give me time to see if there is some way I can make a difference rather than wanting people to talk/live/behave/think the way I think they should and allow this to control my own behaviors and thoughtlife. Again...not good... This is not MY planet, it's HIS...and He made us all different because He needs us to serve different purposes while we are here..and likely beyond here.
I'm on the mend now, but I don't want to forget this. Not something I want to have to learn again...
When did God last give you clarity about something?
Being seriously ill for an extended period of time has forced me to slow down and take a good look at things I was either ignoring or didn't have time for in my day to day rush. Not good. It affects clarity. It makes me look at things mostly from my own little corner of the world. It makes me impatient. Impatience leads to frustration. Frustration leads to lack of understanding and concern for others. And it all leads to sin and pain to some degree.
Maybe THIS is why I've been sick. He needed me to be still for a bit. Take a look around. SEE people I'm passing by. Let me actually HEAR their hearts beyond their words/actions. Give me time to see if there is some way I can make a difference rather than wanting people to talk/live/behave/think the way I think they should and allow this to control my own behaviors and thoughtlife. Again...not good... This is not MY planet, it's HIS...and He made us all different because He needs us to serve different purposes while we are here..and likely beyond here.
I'm on the mend now, but I don't want to forget this. Not something I want to have to learn again...
When did God last give you clarity about something?