Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.
Proverbs 20:15
From time to time, when metaphorical stuff hits a metaphorical fan, you need to ask the question "where did this come from?"... Sometimes the answer is obvious; of course I was going to walk into that chair when I left it in the middle of the room, of course we were going to break the bed with THREE of us jumping just to see what happened... But more often than not in my experience, things happen, and it is hard to find the cause, hard to find the appropriate animal, vegetable or mineral to absorb the hurt, anger or annoyance that we feel.
Things that have happened in the last week have reminded me that we live in a fallen world, that the pain that we experience was NEVER meant to be like this. The world was perfect "And God saw that it was good" (Genesis 1:25). And then what? As my Year Three's would say: "people stuffed it up". Now, an eight year olds view of 'stuffing up' goes something like this: '3X3=6, no it doesn't, it =9'!!!!! And yet, they understand that Adam and Eve's actions had the ability to eternally set us apart from God... The moment the deed took place, the 'place that was good' was tainted.
Luckily, when the stuff hits the fan, I'm surrounded by people with the wisdom to know when to speak, when to hug, when to rebuke, when to let me cry. For THAT, I am eternally thankful.
Monday, April 26, 2010
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Monday, April 26, 2010
And... I'm sorry, what?
Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.
Proverbs 20:15
From time to time, when metaphorical stuff hits a metaphorical fan, you need to ask the question "where did this come from?"... Sometimes the answer is obvious; of course I was going to walk into that chair when I left it in the middle of the room, of course we were going to break the bed with THREE of us jumping just to see what happened... But more often than not in my experience, things happen, and it is hard to find the cause, hard to find the appropriate animal, vegetable or mineral to absorb the hurt, anger or annoyance that we feel.
Things that have happened in the last week have reminded me that we live in a fallen world, that the pain that we experience was NEVER meant to be like this. The world was perfect "And God saw that it was good" (Genesis 1:25). And then what? As my Year Three's would say: "people stuffed it up". Now, an eight year olds view of 'stuffing up' goes something like this: '3X3=6, no it doesn't, it =9'!!!!! And yet, they understand that Adam and Eve's actions had the ability to eternally set us apart from God... The moment the deed took place, the 'place that was good' was tainted.
Luckily, when the stuff hits the fan, I'm surrounded by people with the wisdom to know when to speak, when to hug, when to rebuke, when to let me cry. For THAT, I am eternally thankful.
Proverbs 20:15
From time to time, when metaphorical stuff hits a metaphorical fan, you need to ask the question "where did this come from?"... Sometimes the answer is obvious; of course I was going to walk into that chair when I left it in the middle of the room, of course we were going to break the bed with THREE of us jumping just to see what happened... But more often than not in my experience, things happen, and it is hard to find the cause, hard to find the appropriate animal, vegetable or mineral to absorb the hurt, anger or annoyance that we feel.
Things that have happened in the last week have reminded me that we live in a fallen world, that the pain that we experience was NEVER meant to be like this. The world was perfect "And God saw that it was good" (Genesis 1:25). And then what? As my Year Three's would say: "people stuffed it up". Now, an eight year olds view of 'stuffing up' goes something like this: '3X3=6, no it doesn't, it =9'!!!!! And yet, they understand that Adam and Eve's actions had the ability to eternally set us apart from God... The moment the deed took place, the 'place that was good' was tainted.
Luckily, when the stuff hits the fan, I'm surrounded by people with the wisdom to know when to speak, when to hug, when to rebuke, when to let me cry. For THAT, I am eternally thankful.
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