Life is dangerous!

 Deep down inside this is what I believe.


Life is treacherous!  It is dangerous!






Cancer

Colds

Cataracts

Cardiac Arrest


Payments

Bankruptcy

High Interest

Huge mortgages


Alcoholism

Drug addiction

Gambling addiction

Sexual addiction


Car accidents

Car payments

Flat tires

Blown engines 


Death

Pain

Sorrow

Sadness 


Tragedy

Bankruptcy

Job Loss

Too much week…too little finances


Overweight

Anxiety

Depression

Prozac


Glasses

Hearing aids

Wheelchairs

Braces


Broken Window

Broken Arm

Broken Soul

Broken Heart


Lost keys

Lost wallet

Lost relationships
Lost children


Life is simply a huge risk!

Life is simply an opportunity to invite difficulties.

Life is tough

…it really is!


It is hazardous

It is precarious

It is uncertain



All of these things are true and so we as humans go through life—


With a stiff upper lip we work hard at the great balancing act of life.

We succumb to the pains of life and eek out an existence. We soothe the pains of life with the latest craze:

A new phone

A new relationship

A bigger home

A new car

More dope

More TV

More sex

More vacations


Or

We choose to do life differently.

We seek God.

We side with God.

We surrender to Christ Jesus and serve him. 


Many years ago I read a quote by Billy Graham that went something like this:  ‘I do not serve God because he takes away all my pain—but because he is with me in my pain.’ 


This world is a broken place.  


I am not the least interested in doing life without God.  Life is too difficult.  There are too many potholes, too many risks… so I can, at the very least start off each day trusting and leaning on God.


Perhaps I’m a real incompetent suck—-but call me what you will.  I’m not doing life without Jesus. It’s way too risky!


Comments

  1. Unknown16 November 2021 at 10:37

    TY!! This is an incredible insight and wisdom to describe a risk taker outside of Christ!!

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  2. Thomsons16 November 2021 at 13:42

    Fantastic and timely!

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