One of my favorite Christian artists right now is Jennifer Rothschild. I attended her Fresh Grounded Faith conference in Greenville today. During one of the sessions she taught from Matt. 25:14-30, "The Parable of the Talents". She began by challenging us to consider everything God has entrusted to us as a talent. Not just our God given talents of hospitality, teaching, exhorting, etc..., but anything our lives God has allowed; such as a special needs child, an illness, or loss of a job. In Jennifer's case; blindness at the age of 15. Then, she reminded us that it's all about how we respond to the situation or circumstance. Do we view it as an opportunity for God to mold and shape us into the image of Jesus, or do we take matters into our own hands and grab the shovel of anger, resentment, perfectionism, bitterness, or resisitance? When we choose to cling to any of these shovels rather than God, we dig a DEEP hole and bury an opportunity to bring glory and honor to God. How about you, are you a HOLE MAKER or a RISK TAKER? I have to confess on many occasions I have been a hole maker when I should have been a Risk Taker. I am working on being more of the Risk Taker God wants me to be, with HIS help of course!!
More on this coming soon!!!
I am very sorry!
17 years ago
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Renee,
Thank you for sharing. I am afraid lately I have probably dug more holes of "complaining", "worry", "frustration" and maybe even a little "self-pity". I do not like it when I fall into these self-destructive pits of my own making...I too, want to let my circumstances no matter how great or small carry me along the path of a Risk Taker instead of a Hole Digger. I am so thankful that the Lord is my strength and my stay even in my weakness! Why?...because He delights in me even when I am not very "delightful"! But oh, I do want to be....so I press on!
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