Worry implies that we don't quite trust that God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of what's happening in our lives.
Stress says that things we are involved in are important enough to merit our impatience, our lack of grace toward others, or our tight grip of control.
A new book I just started reading is already forcing me to think about myself in a very new way. Its reminding me that those two words above (that I have justified in my own life MANY times), are basically saying that its okay for me to sin not trust God, because stuff in MY life is somehow exceptional. The author states that these words both reek of arrogance. Yikes! Why am I so quick to forget God? Who do I think I am? I could try and give some more than spiritual sounding answer, but I must say I am humbled to say anything more. I am excited and quite scared of even reading further...I am pretty sure there will be some major transformations brought to my attention.
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I have heard many great things about that book. I am waiting for a friend to finish it, then I get to read it!!
Glad to hear you are being challenged. Always good for us.
I hope you are finished with The Historian! -Kate
I've added it to my Amazon shopping cart! Glad to hear you are getting so much from it.
I'm intrigued...
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