OUT OF THE BOX

You need to read this article if you’ve ever been tempted to think that God is not treating you fairly. Looking through the veil of our flesh we often mistakenly question God’s goodness, and we especially question or doubt His wisdom. One of the foundation blocks for our faith is knowing that God is not only all-powerful and good, but that He has made His redemption and grace abound to us in all wisdom and understanding. He is all-wise and righteous in all His judgments. And that applies to how he deals with us individually. The verses below express God’s right of ownership and decision-making over our lives as His servants. The example of the complaining servants warns us of the spiritual danger of envy and the error of comparing ourselves with others and making negative value judgments against the Lord based on our limited and finite knowledge. We must trust not only the goodness of God but also the wisdom of God. He is not unrighteous to forget our labor and our obedience. This post...

  A cat who sits on a hot stove will not sit on a hot stove again; but by the same token, he will never sit on a cold one either. He assumes all stoves will hurt him. This seems to be the way many people respond to bad experiences and bad relationships. They get wounded, hurt, disillusioned, and derailed. Their experience of pain and hurt causes them to be "burnt stones" with distorted perspective, withdrawn. and hobbled by unbelief. The following article is meant to help us to keep a right perspective. ----Billy Long BLINDED BY YOUR LIMITED NOW MOMENT The Narrow Perspective To have an accurate understanding of truth as God sees it, we must look beyond ourselves and our moment. We must see God’s purpose beyond our own comfort and pleasure. True disillusionment means to be free from illusion, but disillusionment with God and Christianity is in itself a delusion. Disillusionment comes from a narrow and self-centered perspective, from making judgments based on ones limited ...