Looking for Good…
September 22, 2006
It’s easy on sunny days to find good in the world. A soft breeze may remind you of a great family vacation that you had growing up. A fresh and bright snow blanket on the ground might seem to give the world a “newness” it may have lost.
It’s even easier to find the bad in the world. Look around you. You can find countless examples of evil in the world. Yet, somehow, when brought out into the light, it makes us even more disgusted. (Ever wonder why bars don’t have windows? Ever wonder why most “bad things” happen in the dark? People don’t want to be “seen” doing “bad” things, yet they still do them.) It’s hard to battle Satan when he knows your weakness. What’s worse, he plays dirty. He’ll try to separate God from the world so that all you see around you is evil, vile, disgusting things. It’s hard for ANYONE to deal with…
It’s even harder when dealing with hurt people all day long. When you surround yourself with “expertise” in helping others, hurt people will eventually start asking for your help. With those petitions for help come their stories of abuse, neglect, and all around mistreatment. Sometimes I have to stop and start looking for the good in those hurt people’s lives. Sometimes they themselves can’t find it and need help in carrying on.
Emotionally tiring.
But…it’s what I’m built for.
Maybe I’m not necessarily looking for good in those poor people’s lives. Maybe I’m looking for God in my own life in order to be able to point out the good in their life. Make sense? In order to really find good in the world, you must first find God in your “own world.”
What blessings has he given you today?
What “neat things” did you see today?
Who encouraged you today?
Who did you “bump into” today?
What “sunbeam” came to you today?
My prayer for you today is this: May God show himself to you in your WORST moment today. May God continue to work in your life today even when you don’t think He’s really there. May God surround you with support, emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually. May God use you in spite of Satan’s attempts to separate you from Him.
Sunday’s a comin’!
