A thought from Rick Warren (2012-10-23) from his book, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For ? (p. 420). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) There are phrases that are there for us to say that are phrases that don’t need to be said. Like the phrase, “Life isn’t fair.” Of course it isn’t. But that is not where we need to dwell. Now I start each day with the phrase, “God is good.” That gives me the focus that everything that happens to me may not be fair or may not be good but as it goes through a good God then it is changed into something that happens for my good. But it is so easy to hit the “live isn’t fair” button. Rick says, “Anytime I accuse God of being unfair, I am foolishly implying, ‘God, I’d make a better god than you, because if I was God, I’d be more fair than you are.’ The next time you start to rant about God’s unfairness to you, remind yourself of these facts: 1. Everything I hav
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