Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 21 Aug 2008

Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 21 Aug 2008

What more do we want? A pain free life Today’s word of encouragement is about changing our perspective on failure. When I look at a young child who has gone through adversity it makes my hair stand. I know that God is going to use them in such a powerful way to make an impact for the Kingdom of God. Young children faced with their parents going through a divorce. Faced with failure, death of a parent, or even faced with a major illness. In the Olympics a young Chinese boy walked on the open ceremony together with Yao Ming. I know that God is going to use him mightily. After surviving through the Sichuan earthquake, he went back into the rubble and saved another two kids from his class. Being put to the test, faced with adversity, failure, how will you respond? However, when I look at lazy children, children who argue with their parents, demand material things from their parents, and children who take for granted the gifts and talents that God has given to them, I’m sorry but I see a destiny that is limited. No matter how smart we may be, the top schools we went to, the high paying jobs, so what! God uses those that love him through it all. God, is waiting for us…WHAT MORE DO WE WANT? Matthew 7:9-11 Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! © Aug 2008 Shaun Lee. www.everynation.org.sg archive: www.shauntzen.blogspot.com