February 28, 2006

[Rev. Doc]

Getting Into The Swing Of Things

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
Romans 8:28

One of golf's immortal moments came when a Scotchman demonstrated the new game to President Ulysses Grant. Carefully placing the ball on the tee, he took a mighty swing. The club hit the turf and scattered dirt all over the President's beard and surrounding vicinity, while the ball placidly waited on the tee. Again the Scotchman swung, and again he missed. Our President waited patiently through six tries and then quietly stated, "There seems to be a fair amount of exercise in the game, but I fail to see the purpose of the ball.

Sometimes it's hard for us to see the purpose God has for our lives, but if we are attentive, He will help us to understand it.

Prayer: Ask God to help you to recognize and walk in His purpose of live.

"The glory of God, and, as our only means to glorifying Him, the salvation of human souls, is the real business of life."
~C.S. Lewis

[dragonshimmer]

This is something I definitely need to be constantly reminded of. Sometimes, when things get really rough, it's hard to understand why things end up the way they do or why we or people we love or anyone, really, has to suffer in any way. But for a Christian, this verse should be our constant source of peace in trials. Today's reminder came in the form of your thread, so thank you for posting this. My trust in God's will and purpose in my life as well as my patience during things I do not understand are things I need to be in prayer about, so thank you for reminding me.

God bless.

[Zilch]

You know, it's odd (or God) that I was just thinking about this earlier...thanks.