Hearing problems
Different meaning depending on how you pronounce the phrase.
I think I need to have my hearing checked.
I’ve been hearing a lot of problems this year.
Things like one friend said, “Sorry I can’t meet you for lunch…we’re out of money and we may have to sell our home.”
Or “The doctor said my retina is detached and I must have surgery right away.” (not me friends)
And, “Since you don’t have insurance we can work out a payment plan.”
And, “Thanks for applying for this position, unfortunately, you are overqualified.”
Or “I’ve applied for more than 100 jobs and none of them appeal to me and I apparently don’t appeal to them.”
You get the idea.
I guess my hearing is OK…its just what I’m hearing that is the problem.
Whoever said “I never promised you a rose garden” wasn’t kidding.
These are the times that try men’s souls.
The opening words of series of pamphlets written by Thomas Paine in 1776 titled The American Crisis.
Who said history doesn’t repeat itself.
So how can we feel about this?
How should I feel about this?
This is the time when James 1:2-4 must be real for us.
It wasn’t put in the bible by mistake.
God knew there would be times like this (and 1776).
Read these words from the New Living Translation: “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
Raise you hand if you want to be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
I guess it is not my hearing that’s the problem…just my thinking.
