At one point in the campaign Governor Romney said, “It’s not so much winning and losing… it's about something bigger…” I wonder if he was aware of the profundity of his words.
Would it surprise you that the word “winner” is not in the Bible? Can you imagine Jesus saying to Peter: “Now, go out there and win one for the Gipper!” Jesus redefined life. It was not about winning, but doing the will of His Father (Matt 12:50; Heb 10:9).
To those with an eternal perspective, it’s only and always about God’s plans. And though they are not always clear to us, we can be sure He has them. “For I know the plans I have for you. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope” (Jer. 29:11).
Greg,
ReplyDeleteAmericans today find themselves between the "woohoo" and the "boohoo." We, as Christians in this nation, have proven ourselves to be naive in our assumptions either way. The primary reason this is so is because we have not yet collectively learned that even the life of our nation is not about us, it is about how our nation fits into God's plan for the ages. And our naivete comes from the fact that as individuals many of us have not learned that our own life is not about us but rather about Another--Christ in us the Hope of glory.
"One thing remains the same: everything changes." And many of those changes come from forces we set into motion, either by our activity or by our active passivity. The apostle Paul's injunction for us to pray for every level of our government(1st Timothy 2:1-8) is a guaranteed way of responding rightly to whatever the outcome of the collective choice of persons to lead or laws to enact.
Why pray? It is mostly to position ourselves to hear from God, and not as much for God to hear us. When we hear from God it should affect the clarity of our thinking and help us make decisions that glorify Him, not us.
Stan
So well said, Stan! Thank you for your wisdom. Greg
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