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Often, I hear people say, “Life is short”. Then others
contradict it and ask, “Why does God allow suffering so long in this bad world?”
Then there are those who say, “Oh, I can’t believe they ended their marriage
after 20 years. That’s a long time to be with somebody!”
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I do not feel that life is short. I feel that most of us
wait too long to take advantage of the good that life has to offer; therefore,
when badness sets in, some feel there wasn’t time enough in life—though it was
self-prolonged and not inhibited by any other factor, except SELF . Most
of us spend so much time complaining…not appreciating what we have and
searching for things we do not need that we get trapped in a numerical goal—confining
ourselves to limits that should be unlimited.
Is God being selfish by making us suffer the ugliness of
this world? God is not selfish. God is not partial. What He does for the
righteous, He does for the unrighteous without a second thought. He warned us
that Satan had been kicked out of heaven and told us to beware. He gave us
warning signs and told us how to endure. He stated that all will know Him…ALL
does not mean SOME to God…it means ALL; so, if one of those ALLs does not know
Him, this selfless, loving, God is not going to deny that person the chance of
knowing Him and taking in accurate knowledge of Him.
Is 20 years a long time to end a marriage? Depends on who you ask. I know people who have been married 60 years. Look at it this way. Sarah gave birth to Isaac when she was 90 years old…90! Today, we have kids skipping grades in high school—graduating early. There are teenagers with IQ's of 130 or more. We have 40-year olds graduating from college. We have 30-year old grandparents.
Is 20 years a long time to end a marriage? Depends on who you ask. I know people who have been married 60 years. Look at it this way. Sarah gave birth to Isaac when she was 90 years old…90! Today, we have kids skipping grades in high school—graduating early. There are teenagers with IQ's of 130 or more. We have 40-year olds graduating from college. We have 30-year old grandparents.
Is life short? Ask a 13-year old who suffers from a terminal
illness and battles it daily with the wisdom of an 80-year old and a smile upon
his/her face.
Is God allowing us to suffer?Ask a 50-year old whose mindset was ruined and clouded by drugs, molestation, and abuse, who finally received the right heart condition and mindset to accept the accurate knowledge of God.
Is God allowing us to suffer?Ask a 50-year old whose mindset was ruined and clouded by drugs, molestation, and abuse, who finally received the right heart condition and mindset to accept the accurate knowledge of God.
Is 20 years too long to leave a marriage? Ask a wife who has
been beat 19 years 362 days of that marriage! Ask a husband who sat at home
every night for 15 years wondering if his wife was dead or alive because she
has a drug addiction and he wanted to stand by her—until he felt himself dying
trying to love and support her…waiting for change!
Measuring life’s time is not like Algebra and Geometry…there is no equation or formula you can use to determine if it is too long or if it is too short. It is about acceptance, perseverance, long-suffering—endurance. It is personal for you and it is personal for me.
Measuring life’s time is not like Algebra and Geometry…there is no equation or formula you can use to determine if it is too long or if it is too short. It is about acceptance, perseverance, long-suffering—endurance. It is personal for you and it is personal for me.
The surest formula we have for life’s measure is:
There is only one ALPHA…one OMEGA…one BEGINNING…one END…one FIRST…one LAST…
There is only one ALPHA…one OMEGA…one BEGINNING…one END…one FIRST…one LAST…
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