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God gave us two ears, but only one mouth. Many try to make up for this deficiency by talking out of both sides of it.
There are those who scale the mountain of what-has-been-done-before, and add another stone to the peak. Then there are those who launch themselves from the summit.
I saw a bumper sticker that said “Fish Tremble at the Sound of my Name.”
What if you had a bumper sticker that said, “Satan trembles at the sound of my name”? Would that be awesome if it was true?
But look at your life. How much of a difference are you making with your actions? Are you really interfering with Satan’s plans, or does what you’re doing affect him at all?
Have you ever noticed that whenever someone says, “Without any further ado…” they usually could have done without any prior ado?
The girl at Chick Fillet handed me my food and as I turned and took the first few steps toward a table, I heard her say very softly, “God bless you.” Since I was several steps away and there were many people in the room and it was quite noisy, and she muttered the words very softly, it was apparent that she didn’t think I had heard, did not intend the words to be heard.
As I ate, I started thinking. What if you were to say a prayer for every person you interacted with during the day. Every person you met. Even those with whom the interaction was adversarial. How would such a habit affect you? I think it would transform your life.
I’m going to try it and see.
Often I have heard that God gives us each a cross to bear. Sometimes I think each of our crosses is uniquely tailored to our specific needs and strengths. But always the burden is too much for us to bear alone.
As we strive, with his help, the effort forces us to grow in ways of his choosing, not necessarily as we would have chosen. So he continues to mold us. But as we grow in wisdom and strength, the cross he gives us grows ever heavier and harder to bear. Thus we never outgrow our need for him.
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