TOD 02.07.08

Imagine a man is forced to live in some horrendous place he detests like, say, Phoenix. He hates the heat, the dull landscape, and the lack of seasons. But then imagine that this man subsequently finds a fantastic job. Then he meets a wonderful woman who loves him and gives him beautiful children. He discovers a church where he really belongs. And he even starts to enjoy the local sports teams.

Is this man happy? Yes. Is it because Phoenix cooled off, became more colorful, or developed seasons? No. It’s because he found blessings of far more importance than these flaws. He didn’t forget about them. They were outshined. And that’s how it works with God. At first, we might come to Him hoping He will fix our “real” problems, and maybe He even does so. But eventually, simply having Him becomes so potent a blessing that alleviating the former problems becomes insignificant.

And the only real tragedy is that some people never get to see enough of God for that to become their reality.