The Time Given Us (Another Literary Lesson)
A few weeks ago, I was struggling hard. So hard, in fact, that I told Jesus the truth: I'm not happy. I told Him that I had this vision for my life - ideal, perfect, and happier than I was at that moment - and one thing came to me: I have the life He blessed me with and I must make the most out of that instead of wishing for a different one. This was reinforced a few days later by my reading of that one moment in The Fellowship of the Ring where Gandalf tells Frodo when the latter says (about the rise of the evil Sauron), "I wish it need not have happened in my time" that "[S]o do all who live to see such times. But this is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us..."
How true is this?! It helped to encourage me and I hope it encourages you as well! And while this time is hard, we can still make the most of it. For, after all, God gave it to us for a reason and as I said in my last post, "that to them that love God, all things work together unto good" (Romans 8:28).
Furthermore, as I was reminded by listening to the Burrowshire Podcast (which I highly recommend) a few weeks ago, as Christians, we are meant to make the most of things, to live with joy and hope, to see God and the extraordinary in our seemingly ordinary lives! For as Pope Saint John Paul II said, "We are an Easter people and 'Alleluia' is our song"! And so, whether it means serving homemade cookies on a fancy tray, having family game nights or spontaneous dance parties in the living room, whatever we do, let us remember to make the most of the time given us and do so in a way that glorifies God for it is not only a precious gift, but a choice on our part to how we respond to God and His Will which is Love and Mercy Itself.
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam.
P.S. Here is the link to The Burrowshire Podcast: https://burrowshirepodcast.com/ ! While I am not a huge listener of podcasts, I always make it through one of these, which is saying a lot! If you can, I highly recommend you give them a listen!
How true is this?! It helped to encourage me and I hope it encourages you as well! And while this time is hard, we can still make the most of it. For, after all, God gave it to us for a reason and as I said in my last post, "that to them that love God, all things work together unto good" (Romans 8:28).
Furthermore, as I was reminded by listening to the Burrowshire Podcast (which I highly recommend) a few weeks ago, as Christians, we are meant to make the most of things, to live with joy and hope, to see God and the extraordinary in our seemingly ordinary lives! For as Pope Saint John Paul II said, "We are an Easter people and 'Alleluia' is our song"! And so, whether it means serving homemade cookies on a fancy tray, having family game nights or spontaneous dance parties in the living room, whatever we do, let us remember to make the most of the time given us and do so in a way that glorifies God for it is not only a precious gift, but a choice on our part to how we respond to God and His Will which is Love and Mercy Itself.
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam.
P.S. Here is the link to The Burrowshire Podcast: https://burrowshirepodcast.com/ ! While I am not a huge listener of podcasts, I always make it through one of these, which is saying a lot! If you can, I highly recommend you give them a listen!
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