The Weather and Me
August 24th, 2008Mark Twain once said, “A great, great deal has been said about the weather, but very little has ever been done.” It is a fact that we often complain about the weather and it is a fact that we can do little about a 106 degree day. About the only things we can do are: step into the shade or sit in an air conditioned room.
The same is true about a lot of things in life. How often do we complain about things that we have little or no control over? Generally, the best we can do is make adjustments.
The Bible makes it clear that we have little control over most things. The world is a bad place and getting worse. We would like to change it but it does not want to change. What do we do? The best I can figure is that, just like with the weather, we make adjustments on a personal level.
The Bible reminds us that we change ourselves and then help others change. The following list reminds us that we can only make changes within ourselves. We can:
- Consider ourselves dead to sin - Romans 6:11
- Present ourselves to God - Romans 6:13
- Devote ourselves to prayer - 1 Corinthians 7:5
- Examine and test ourselves - 2 Corinthians 13:5
- Clothe Ourselves in Christ - Galatians 3:27
- Have the mind of Christ - Philippians 2:5
- Rid ourselves of sinfulness - Colossians 3:8
I would like it if I could wave my “magic wand” and have YOU do the above things, but I cannot. I can only do them myself and encourage you. The interesting thing that happens however is that as each one of us becomes more Christ-like; the world becomes a better place.
Keep The Light Burning!
Perry Greene
