My children once asked me if a certain relative had "always been like that"
No, I said, And I didn't used to be like this either! LOL
It is sad to see people deteriorate, whether it be from age, illness or bad choices. We often forget who they used to be and what brought them to where they are today.
Sometimes there is nothing we can do--it is just the effects of aging. Other times, changes are the result of one bad choice after another. Does there come a point where there is no longer the capacity to go back to making good choices? I don't like to think so, but the evidence seems to be to the contrary.
I wonder how God views that.
I know that people think that I always see the worst in people/situations. Those people don't really know me. I am still waiting for the plastic figurines that my mom ordered for me 40yrs ago. I'm sure they are just lost in the mail.
I kept thinking that surely the cab would turn around and bring him home to start again.
I keep thinking that next time I will be treated with common courtesy and respect.
I keep thinking that God is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine.
Moses saw the promised land but didn't cross over. Do I have the faith to be satisfied with that?
Do I have the faith that even if God decides not to rescue me from the firey furnace, I will still stand firm?
I'm thankful for my family.
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Sometimes it does seem like people hit the "point of no return" with bad choices, but I have seen people make changes when I have completely given up on them. I guess only God can make those changes, but then why does he not make them more often?
I haven't thought much about Moses not being able to get to the promised land and still being content. When I hear/read that story I always get caught up on why God would harden Pharoah's heart. I just don't get it. Very confusing.
I am thankful you are part of our family.
I wonder about that, too...about God hardening his heart.
I guess I was thinking of this patient in the hospital. He was a lawyer...a brilliant lawyer, by all accounts. But, he was also an alcoholic. When I saw him, he was quite ill physically, as a result of his drinking. But, also, his mind was gone. His brain was 'fried.' It was sad and fascinating at the same time.
It is also like my weight. It was one bad decision after another...Just one more cookie! Watch just one more movie instead of going out biking or walking...
It is too late for that lawyer. And in some ways, it is too late for me...some things are irreversible. Some are not.
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