During my young adult years whenever a person asked how I was doing my response would always be “fine” even if it wasn’t true. This is actually common practice while making small talk [1] but this response had dealt with my view of humility.
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When going through a trial Christians are encouraged to “wait upon the Lord” so that God is the one who works things out instead of them. Unfortunately this truth can create spiritual apathy or laziness.
Of all the blessings frustration brings into our lives, the greatest is being able to choose Him even when our hearts are broken.
Gen. 3:14 The LORD God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock
and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go,
and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
Genesis 3: 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.”
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I’m a tv addict who loves to lay down on the coach every night and enjoy a television program. At the end of a particularly hard day I enjoy watching “Everybody Loves Raymond.”
This show is a favorite because it’s hysterical, but in a deeper sense it shares a flawed view of reality.
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