Reflection from Max Lucado

The following is a quote from his 3:16 - The Numbers of Hope calendar. It is one of the best summaries of our attitudes as humans towards God. I just wanted to share. "[Some] of us have written our own Bible verse: 'God helps those who help themselves' (Popular Opinion 1:1). We'll fix ourselves, thank you. We'll make up for our mistakes with contributions, our guilt with busyness. We'll overcome failures with hard work. We'll find salvation the old-fashioned way: we'll earn it.

Christ, in contrast, says to us what the rope-holding girl said to me [when I was about to bungee jump and was scared]: 'Your part is to trust. Trust me to do what you can't.'"

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Simon Says…

There have been many times in my short 23 year life that I have found myself playing the famous Simon Says. All of us know how to play the game, as the rules are very simple, but not all of us are good at this game. I am one who has no coordination and am completely unable to play a successful round. I can usually make it only a minute or two into the game before I realize I am still moving when everyone else is standing still. Yeah, I am that guy! I have naively thought that as I continue to grow up I will become more coordinated, thus giving me a little bit more of an edge in order to compete, but sadly I still find myself out rather quickly. I am undecided on whether or not I lose because I am terribly uncoordinated or because I am a terrible listener. I am sure it has a little to do with both.