You do go through fire in this life. No matter who you are. No matter how much or how little money you have. And no matter how many connections in high places you have. Nobody gets out of it. The important thing is, where do you end up after the fire?
And you WILL end up somewhere after the fire of this life burns out.
I know you already know that. But I also know, if comments on social media are any indication, that even many Christians appear to be confused and filled with negativity. And they pray, and ask others to pray for God to clean house. But that kind of prayer fails to remember something called the Body of Christ. You might recall how Paul described and defined the role of the Body of Christ in this dispensation of Grace.
As members of that Body, you and I called upon to share that amazingly beautiful and free gift of Grace with anyone who is willing to listen to it. Plus, you and I have a fantastic guidebook to help us be more effective with that message. In fact, that guidebook is where we got the information that tells us we have a choice to make and a limited time to make it.
And lots of people you know (maybe most of the people you know) don’t already know they have a choice and that time is running out.
So here’s my suggestion for the day. You can pray and ask God to take away your problems. And you can wait until after the fire in your life burns out before you try to help someone else avoid it. Or you can do this…
Instead
Don’t try to pray away all the pain.
You could be disappointed, disillusioned, disenchanted.
Don’t ask God to save you from the hurt.
You could live to see that the prayer has not been granted.
Instead…give thanks for all His love.
Instead…be glad for all He’s done.
Our sin could torture us forever.
Instead…He gave His only Son.
Don’t be so quick to ask for an end
To the hard times, rocky roads, and fire and rain.
Don’t cry out for a wonderful sign
And when it doesn’t appear, throw your hands up in vain.
Instead…give thanks for all His love.
Instead…be glad for all He’s done.
Our sin could torture us forever.
Instead…He gave His only Son.
There will be trials…and tribulation,
In every life…in every nation.
You could give up…but bow your head
And thank your loving Lord instead.
© 2010 Tony Funderburk
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