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Originally Posted by Timmy
Oh, and about that analogy and its critiques, not all stories end like the story of Job ended. Not everyone gets back what they've lost. I don't blame the victim for that, either. More faith wouldn't have helped.
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Pro 23:7 "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he."
Barnes: Thinketh - The Hebrew verb is found here only, and probably means, “as he is all along in his heart,
so is he (at last) in act.”
There's the rub - "as he is all along in his heart, so is he
(at last) in act."
Many times the hardest circumstances show us our own heart. Just like the rich young ruler. On the outside, visible to all, he was the epitome of righteousness, but in his heart, he held on to the things he desired, not willing to let them go. Only God knows the deepest part of our hearts. Jesus showed the rich young ruler his heart.
I don't believe there is anyone here, finding themselves in a heated and trying circumstance - if they are honest - can look back and not say - "I could have handled that better. I saw a part of me that I didn't like and in the future, I want to do better."
I know I can say that. I've been wronged in situations I have had no power, control or authority to correct, but I can honestly say, in the frustrating state of wanting, praying and wishing those situations would end, I wasn't 100% on my part.
What I'm trying to say is that I could tell my sad stories and try to garner sympathy. No doubt I would get it. But if I don't include the part of myself that wasn't good, I'm not being honest with the telling. It doesn't matter how hurtful or blatantly wrong the other persons have been, I am still accountable to myself. I can only change and reverse my attitude. I can't move on unless I take charge of my attitude.