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Life of Pride
Saturday, July 28, 2007
 
This whole "real life" thing is, frankly, frightening. I don't know where I was living before, but it wasn't in the real world. The truth is that there is no security rooted in this world. Absolutely none. We are sinners. We deserve nothing. All we own - friends, family, possessions - are God's. If He chooses, He can take away any of His gifts at any time.

But He pours out His mercy and grace on us. And when He takes something away, it is only so that He can work the loss for our ultimate good.

Our security, our life, our joy - resides in Heaven.

One of the kids I was talking with at the P'ville Teen Center last night said something truly profound. We were talking about Heaven, and he said it sounded boring to be happy all the time.

"Sometimes it feels so nice to have a good cry," he said.
"Yes, but didn't you have to feel miserable first?"
"I guess, but still..."

Would we appreciate a beautiful spring day without the winter that came before? Maybe we wouldn't truly glory in God and Heaven for eternity if we didn't have this world of sorrow first, any more than Adam and Eve understood the good thing they had going in the Garden of Eden.
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Why blog? Everyone's doing it. Normally that would be enough to keep me far, far away, but the concept is too cool. Spread your personal thoughts to the world - far better than talking, because you can say anything, and you don't need the courage to look someone in the eye. So, with these reasons in mind, I have embarked. Enjoy, or not, as the case may be. I know I will.

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