Me: Umm, Prodigal, You are about to be someone’s lunch…
Prodigal: No, You are seeing it all wrong. This is my friend and I am helping him with cleaning his teeth since he cannot do it alone.
Me: Sorry about that, I just wanted to assume you were in trouble. That reminds me of Jennifer Rothschild book Lessons I Learned in the Dark Steps to Walking by Faith , not by Sight. I will share what she has wrote.
The only difference between becoming bitter and becoming better is the letter I. Approaching our difficulties from the standpoint of what I want, what I have lost, or what I think is fair will embitter us. Bitter eyes can perceive only the injustice and the sorrow in our situation. Grateful eyes, however, will always see the grace of God, regardless of how difficult our circumstances might be. Grateful eyes allow us to see “the goodness of the LORD in the hand of the living”Psalm 27:13.
Being a counselor what I have heard is a lot of stories with struggles in it. This is what I know for sure. Is that what ever you feel is unfair in your life this day, then I know for a fact someone is struggling with that same unfairness. They probably are struggling with more pressure and a more intense way than you and is smiling and praising God. This is not too make you feel guilty but to just show you that we have a choice about what eyes we choose to use today.
Psalm 19:8
The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening of the eyes.
Jennifer Van Allen,
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
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