A thought by Mark Batterson (2014-09-02) from his
book, The Grave Robber: How Jesus Can Make Your Impossible Possible (p. 249).
Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on
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He also says, “When God takes something away from
us, it doesn’t always mean that He takes it away forever. In fact, God often
takes things away with the express purpose of giving them back. And when He
does, we’re able to see the miracle for what it is. If you’ve lost love and
found it again, you know whereof I speak. The same is true of health and
wealth. It’s much more difficult to take the blessing for granted.”
How do you feel after
you’ve failed? You feel miserable but
what you do after failure is the key to having a dream realized.
As Mark says, “Few things kill pride faster than
failure! And that’s the point. God doesn’t want to kill the dream He’s given
you, but He does want to crucify anything that would keep Him from getting all
of the glory when you ultimately succeed.”
He also says, “When God takes something away from
us, it doesn’t always mean that He takes it away forever. In fact, God often
takes things away with the express purpose of giving them back. And when He
does, we’re able to see the miracle for what it is. If you’ve lost love and
found it again, you know whereof I speak. The same is true of health and
wealth. It’s much more difficult to take the blessing for granted.”
As 1 Peter 5-6 (NCV) says, “God is against the
proud, but he gives grace to the humble.
Be humble under God’s powerful hand so he will
lift you up when the right time comes.”
I was just thinking of a time that I was feeling
like a total failure. I had been engaged
and I had blown it. And it really
hurt. I wasn’t sure if I ever was going
to have another chance.
When I was going through such pain there was
another verse in 1 Peter 5 that I said over and over and it brought so much
comfort to me. Verse 7 (KJV) says, “Casting
all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
And I will celebrate next week the realization of the fact that He cares
for me with my 40th anniversary to being with my wife, Margaret. The best gift that He has given me a part from
Himself.
He wants to give us so much more than we could
ever dream of because He cares about us but He also wants to have the
credit. Is it because He needs it? No. It’s
because we need to give it.
So what are you trying to do on your own?
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