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BLACK ICE!

3/6/2014

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 "So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!  No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."  1 Corinthians 10: 12-13

HELP!  There I was.......flat on my back on the sidewalk at our front door afraid to move for fear of what was broken.  My elbows, which unfortunately (or fortunately) had broken my fall, were definitely in severe pain but after gingerly maneuvering myself to a standing position once again, I was thankful that was all the damage I had done (although I will say that my ego was pretty badly bruised!)   As I stepped out of the car, I thought I could avoid the icky strip of mud between me and the sidewalk by doing a neat little jump over it, landing on the
dark spot on the sidewalk, which I thought was just dampness but was actually black ice!  Who would have thunk?  I DIDN'T!  and great was my fall!

A perfect illustration of verse 12 you say!  'So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall.'  I thought the sidewalk would be a solid landing spot but I fell
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Anyway, I'm sure you get my drift.  Whenever I start to think (and thankfully it's not as often as it used to be), 'HEY! look at me........I'm walking on water!' (spiritually speaking of course) I need to remind myself that maybe it isn't water...........it just might be black ice and I could end up flat on my back if I continue with that line of thinking! 

That's when I need to turn and run right back to my Abba Father, grab His hand and say, 'thank YOU for so faithfully guiding and directing in my life.  YOU are the one who is all-wise, all-powerful, all-knowing...............not me!

Moral of the story?  When you are traveling down life's highway, what you think is just dampness on the road, may actually be black ice.  Don't be overly confident in your own ability to handle the steering wheel.  You know you aren't that good.  There is One who is at the wheel and is guiding your life and so be thankful not prideful! 

QUESTIONS:  Ever find yourself flat on your back.............metaphorically speaking of course........when you THOUGHT you were walking on water?


4 Comments
theresa
3/6/2014 10:30:12 am

Yeah, I thought I had finally come to the place in my life where I no longer doubted my salvation and then there I was flat on my back . Totally in despair and believing I had no where to turn. Thank goodness God didn't leave me there.

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Judy Muir link
3/7/2014 05:20:55 am

Hey Theresa.......I'm so glad He didn't leave you there too! He is SO faithful!

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christine
3/6/2014 12:05:46 pm

Oh yes. On more than one occasion. The one that sticks out most in mind is one that left me quite deflated and wondering what the christian life was all about if it wasn't about what I do, or about where I go to church, or about getting a position in the church or getting popular or so on and so on. The problem being I had lost all that I had going for me and found myself sitting in a trailer wondering what the christian life was about if it wasn't all about me. It was then I felt impressed to draw a circle on a piece of paper and right "Christ" in the middle. Then to draw a curvy line out from the circle and attach it to the circle again. It was then I heard, "You're not the center of the universe, Christine, I Am. Not you. The christian life is about Me not about things or achievements." My bruised ego has never forgotten that and I still live to this day as the passenger in my car of life and Jesus as the driver.

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Judy Muir link
3/7/2014 05:24:19 am

Thanks for sharing Christine................what a neat way that God impressed on you his centrality! Isn't it great that we can come back as often as we want to and 'center' ourselves in Him? He's always there for us! <3

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