for things we can’t control…
We had a dinner meeting last night with our agent. He relayed how bad his days had been these past few days. And how he wanted to end the problem that he wanted the next day not to break anymore. That tomorrow never comes.
With all his might he wanted to solve the problem but he just can’t. There are no visible solutions so far despite his efforts. And he feels so ashamed. This shame is consuming him. I told him, there are really things we just can not solve and face on our own. There are really times when our efforts and knowledge just won’t suffice. These are the times when we just have to pause and trust HIM. I told him that tomorrow is gonna be a brand new day; that even if there seems to be no solution to the problem, there really are solutions. We just have to trust HIM and wait. Patiently.
But he said he’s not a Christian and that he has no GOD so he only has himself and no one else.
He said He wanted to end things. He made sounds of bombs. And said that with it, problem ends.
How very sad is it for people who do not acknowledge that GOD exists? How very sad is it for people to only trust on their own knowledge and capabilities and give up when things are beyond their control, when it’s a shame not to meet other people’s standards, when the pain is too much to bear?
The pain. The burden. When these are too much to handle, we can let go of them. The reason why they are breaking us up is that we do not give them up to The One who is in control. We hold them dear until they consume our being.
Ain’t it wonderful to know that Someone stands still when all else has fallen? He is the pilot, the driver. He is in control. He knows exactly which way to go. We are merely passengers. We can only take the ride and see as far as our eyes can see. Beyond that, are surprises. When we can not see, we just have to trust. Why not?
How does one come to the conclusion that there is no God….when in turmoil and war we pray that it all may end. Who do we pray to when we believe that we dont have a God. Its so sad that thousands of people are falling in this catergory. Its sad that the numbers are increasing instead of decreasing.
Thanks for this piece of material.
Well said. Living in a non-Christian country for more than 10 years, I can relate to what this man might be feeling. I had been like him so many times — forgetting to remember that there is a God whom we can cast our burdens.
i think each one of us is a coward every now and then. that sometimes we want to escape reality for a moment when a problem arrives. but those who have faith in HIM are lucky enough to face those fears and problems because they believe they have HIM with them, to cry to, to talk to, to smile to, to offer life to, to have a journey with.so even if everybody and everything vanishes, faith in GOD will not make life perfect and problem-free, but definitely will make life simpler and easier and much more meaningful. =)
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Heb.11:1)
i guess what makes it so hard to have faith is the fact that it demands that one cast away logic and rely on a power beyond human comprehension.
i find it tragic because without connecting to the Source, our existence will lack the substance only He can provide.