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The man that had no shoes was wroth until he saw a happy man with no feet.. Same could be said "of sight".. What if you were blind.. Gratitude is a rare gift.. How grateful are you?.. Are you an American and not a Zimbabean, or Kenyan?... There is much to be grateful for..

Indeed.

Man claims he wants justice. But he does not want what's coming to him.

Man claims he wants equality. But he does not want a per capita share of health, skill, beauty, power, intelligence and property. What he really wants is the same break as the next guy.

The parable in Matthew 20 is instructive on this very point and ends with this bit of wisdom:

Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? - Matthew 20:15

He is the Potter, we are the clay.

The earth [is] the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. - Psalms 24:1

Everything that we perceive, everything that we think we control - even our own spirits and bodies - are not ours, they are His, always have been, always will be.

Whatever freedom of choice or movement or faculties or facilities we have is a gift of God. We ought to be grateful for it and not compare our circumstance to others'.

To God be the glory, not man, never man!

[ Whatever freedom of choice or movement or faculties or facilities we have is a gift of God. We ought to be grateful for it and not compare our circumstance to others'. ]

And this we can do if we see that the Holy Spirit is already well aware of our state.. And very likely what we need is already present available to us in some way..

A Story: When I went on my adventure to Alaska.. I left St. Louis and went toward Phoenix(brother lives there) and out in the middle literally nowhere I threw a rod in my moter in my van(packed with everythin I owned).. So... standing in the road.. I prayed.. "GOD: what is this all about, whats up with this?.. after a short time I went up on a small rise to get a better look around and there was a little house.. not visible from the road.. In that house was a man that owned a wrecker(truck that pulls cars).. that towed me into Albuquerque directly to a Garage(mechanic) that he knew about.. My van stopped on the road not 100 yds from the answer to my problem.. but I couldn't see it.. Makes me wonder about other problems that I have had where I tried to fix the problem myself.. This may not be a formula but it does show a possibility with some problems we have.. Who knows maybe all of them..

[[Man claims he wants justice. But he does not want what’s coming to him.]]

One of my pastor’s favorite sayings was ‘are you sure you want God’s wil lfor your life? Because if you do, hold on, it may be much much different than what you had in mind’. I’ve always known even from young age, that my lot in life was goign to be rough wehile those aroudn me would sail by fairly easily, and you know- it’s almost worse for them, wishing they could take on some of my burden, but knowing they can’t- they feel a bit guilty for not havign to endure what I’ve had to, and I could see the pain in their eyes when I faced soem of my worst times- As I mentioned, my position has it’s pluses and minuses, and it’s a mixed blessing curse situation- I keep hearing that ‘God will never push us beyond what we can endure’, but my goodness, does it have to be right up to the edge so often? That’s what runs htrough the mind- how many more times before I break? Why is it necessary to ‘find out’ in my case? The ok times are ok, but the bad times are not ok (even though I accept that for whatever reason God is allowing it)

I keep thinking back to the apple- Just reaping what we’ve sown- some people more than others

bah- when I get tired I get down- so G’night