It dawned on me today that I tend to spend a lot of time complaining about the pebbles in my shoes. However, when I look back on my life, it's not the pebbles that I remember, it's the sinkholes, and the volcano's, and the rainbows and roses. So why do I spend so much time complaining about the pebbles?
I suppose it's part of the human condition. Venting obviously makes me feel better. But is it really beneficial to those around me? No one likes a complainer.
“My life is but a weaving between my God and me. I cannot choose the colors, He weaveth steadily. At times He weaveth sorrow and I in foolish pride, forget He sees the upper and I the underside. Not ’til the loom is silent and the shuttles cease to fly, will God unroll the canvas and reveal the reason why. The dark threads are as needful in the weaver’s skillful hand, as the threads of gold and silver in the pattern he has planned.” Corrie ten Boom
Monday, January 16, 2012
Thought for the day
It's not always the preacher in church carrying "the message" He wants us to hear. Sometimes, "the message" comes from unexpected people in unexpected places.
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