(~) Not my problem
The Browns were shown into the dentist's office, where Mr. Brown made it
clear he was in a big hurry. "No fancy stuff, Doctor," he ordered, "No gas
or needles or any of that stuff. Just pull the tooth and get it over
with."
"I wish more of my patients were as stoic as you," said the dentist
admiringly. "Now, which tooth is it?"
Mr. Brown turned to his wife... "Show him, honey."
It's easy to be brave when someone else is the one experiencing the pain!
I wonder as I write and speak about facing trials with a positive attitude
if I could be so upbeat if I were one of the ones who suffered the loss of
everything in the recent tsunami. It's easy to be brave when someone else
is experiencing the pain.
It's also easy to believe that someone else is the only one needing
treatment. "Don't look at me, doctor. Take care of her!" As you sat
listening to (or delivering) a sermon Sunday, did you find yourself
saying, "I sure hope so-and-so is listening, because this is something he
really needs to work on!"
Listen to these words of James:
"But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving
yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is
like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes
himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But
he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is
not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in
what he does." (James 1:23-25)
James does not say that the word of God is a magnifying glass or a
telescope to look at others. Rather, it is a mirror. And a mirror is only
used to look at yourself.
I pray that you will take the opportunity today to use the word of God as
a mirror, and may your life be changed by it.
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
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