So how has everyone been?
Well, here I have found myself yet again with not much to report. As for the weather here, the rain has let up slightly. The sun is shining today, and I believe the temperature is around 45 degrees. And would you believe, I actually stepped outside and wished it were summer? Apparently, I'm just delusional, because all who know me know very well that summer and I just don't jive.
That reminds me of a conversation I had with a brother in the Church, who a few months ago, asked how I was doing on a particular day. My reply was, "Fine, just tired of the rain." And then he said, "Oh, I tell you, even when we're doing well, we always find something to complain about, don't we?"
Ouch.
But you know, it really made me think. There I was, healthy, happy (for a change, because at that time, I really wasn't very happy overall), and alive - which is much better than most could say - but yet disgruntled because of a little rain????
Isn't it amazing how the flesh is never satisfied with ANYTHING? No wonder the Word says that it can't be subject to the law of God, EVER, and admonishes us to walk in the SPIRIT instead. If we followed our flesh and its affections and lusts, which can never be content, imagine the quick destruction in which we would find ourselves. Classic example, of course, are the children of Israel. They complained about practically everything under the sun - Moses, manna, wilderness, etc - and God's divine leading, until it finally caught up with them, and they succumbed to idolatry as a result. Even though simple statements about not liking the rain, the cold, the heat, or anything else, may seem light in comparison, it still only attests to a degree of dissatisfaction deep down on the inside of the heart. After all, everything we say, including our complaints and murmurings, originates from the heart.
Lu 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Like I always say...perhaps this doesn't apply to any of YOU, but as for ME...
Lord, help me to find contentment in everything, and cast this "evil treasure" far away from my heart.
In Jesus' name - amen.
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Great point! When I'm asked "how I'm doing" and I have the urge to say "fine, but..."...I instead say, "I'm doing great!" and plaster a smile on my face. It has taken a great deal of practice to do that and really mean it, but now when I do it, the smile gets even better when I realize that I am truly doing great! I've even learned to cope with the rain. ~smile~
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