Life Could be Worse
There is a saying in our family that is used whenever life gets to be a struggle or there are issues to be faced that are unpleasant. We say, "life could be worse" and when you look around the world, life is worse for some people. When I have traveled to some of the poorer countries in our world, I always ask the Lord, 'why was I born an American?' Why wasn't I born in one of the slums in the world with no hope and no future? The answer I always get back from Him is found in Luke 12:48
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48) Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more. These pictures were taken in Cape Town South Africa in a community where HIV Aids and other diseases are wide spread. The open trench is sewer waste water and is obviously a health hazard. This area is often flooded with the winter rains and the residents in these areas just have to do what they can to just survive. |
The most vulnerable in these conditions are the children.
It is easy to forgot, or be ignorant of the blessings of God. Life could be worse, but for many Americans, it isn't as bad as it could be. Our prosperity regardless of where we may fall on the economic ladder was given to us as an opportunity to help those less fortunate than ourselves.
Any experience God has allowed us to go through was meant for the good of others. What we have learned and processed through that experience is an opportunity to share the hope we have in God. When we stand before Almighty God someday we will give an account to Him on how we processed life's experiences. He will ask us did we bury the experience or did we invest that experience into the lives of others who were hurting and needed some hope.
The parable of the talents that Jesus told could also include our experiences, our insights, our gifts and talents, and the big question from that parable is: "how did we invest back into people the hope of God?"
Matthew 25:15-1815To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 17So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. |
Life could be worse, but God still cares for the least and the lost, and its our job to invest into people the hope we have in God.
Keeping it honest and truthful...K

Larry Kutzler