Day 6 - Wake up and recover your life
Scripture focus: That's why the Holy Spirit says, today, please listen; don't turn a deaf ear as in "the bitter uprising," that time of wilderness testing! Even though they watched me at work for forty years, your ancestors refused to let me do it my way; over and over they tried my patience. And I as provoked, oh, so provoked! I said, "They'll never keep their minds on God; they refuse to walk down my road." Exasperated, I vowed, "They'll never get where they're going, never be able to sit down and rest." So watch your step, friends. Make sure there's no evil unbelief lying around that will trip you up and throw you off course, diverting you from the living God. For as long as it's still God's Today, keep each other on your toes so sin doesn't slow down your reflexes. If we can only keep our grip on the sure thing we started out with, we're in this with Christ for the long haul. Hebrews 3:12-14 (The Message)
Real genius isn't about identifying a problem, but solving it.
Any schlub can come up with what's wrong with the world, with others and even with themselves. I wonder if all our whining and complaining about the sorry state of all manner of things exasperates God. I wonder if focusing so much on our problems is diverting us from the living God, slowing down our reflexes and hindering our progress.
Seeing a problem only lets you know where the limits are if you don't solve it.
Only the men and women willing to keep our minds on God, undiverted from the living God – are equipped to creatively get a grip on life and make it with Christ for the long haul.
God created us to be adaptable. That's good news. It will take all the adaptability, fortitude, courage and creativity we can muster to accomplish all that is necessary to change the world. And I think even the most problem-focused would agree that the world needs some renovation.
Be warned. God doesn't solve the problem for us. He works with us to solve the problem, using people who won't give up. Be one of those guys.
Recommended reading: Numbers 16 - 18
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