I know that you've heard the saying "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade". But sometimes, that's hard to do! How many gallons of lemonade are you supposed to make before you just give up because your arm gets tired? I really think I'm at that point! If it's not one thing, it's another. And never ever say "thing's couldn't possibly get worse" Because I can assure you, they can.
Sometimes, I stop and reflect on all the bad things and ask the infamous question "Why do bad thing's happen to good people?" I have been searching for an answer when I came upon this thought... THERE ARE NO GOOD PEOPLE! And the bible confirms this!
Romans 3:10-12 says.
10As it is written:
"There is no one righteous, not even one;
11 there is no one who understands,
no one who seeks God.
12All have turned away,
they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
not even one."
BUT Romans 22-24 says;
22This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, 23for ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
Not even Christians are GOOD people. So why do I think that I deserve to be treated any differently than anyone else? The truth is, that ONLY by God's grace are we made perfect through Jesus Christ!!!
We walk around thinking we are Christians and we don't steal or commit murder so we must be good people. Buts that's just not true. Our "lemons" happen because WE allow sin into our lives. And the only thing that makes us different from those who commit the "big" sins(ie; murder, theft, etc...) is our belief in Jesus, so we should know better!!!
So next time you wonder why bad things just keep happening to you... Remember this saying "When you point your finger at someone else, the rest are pointing back at you"!!! Your sin causes the bad things to happen to you. God does not want bad things to happen to us as Christians. As a matter of fact, it hurts Him to see us suffer. And yet, we always seem to blame Him for causing all the trials in our lives.
So I guess the moral of this story is to stop blaming God or others for all the trials in our lives and start looking at ourselves instead. The Devil is constantly attacking us and all we can do is prepare for the battle. And even the most knowledgeable can fall during battle. But that knowledge can also help heal you when it happens. And thats an AMAZING thing!
OH, And as for what to do with all that lemonade...Share it! Through your despair God can do wonderful things not only for you, but for others as well.
SO GO MAKE SOME LEMONADE AND SET UP YOUR STAND ON THE CORNER. YOU WILL BE GREATLY REWARDED FOR YOUR EFFORTS :)
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