Today is Friday, December 9th, 2005; Karen's Korner #690
** God's thoughts are not our thoughts, nor are they even like ours!
We aren't even in the same neighborhood.
We're thinking, Preserve the body; He's thinking, Save the soul.
We dream of a pay raise; He dreams of raising the dead.
We avoid pain and seek peace; God uses pain to bring peace.
"I'm going to live before I die," we resolve; "Die, so you can live," He instructs.
We love what rusts; He loves what endures.
We rejoice at our successes; He rejoices at our confessions.
We show our children the Nike star with the million-dollar smile and say, "Be like Mike"; God points to the crucified carpenter with bloody lips and a torn side and says, "Be like Christ."
** Lucado, M., & Gibbs, T. A. 2000. "Grace for the moment : Inspirational thoughts for each day of the year" . J. Countryman: Nashville, Tenn.
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