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He Works In All Things For Good.

The tragic tragedy that occurred on July 20, 2012 several years ago attracted the attention of the whole world. The shooting case during Premiere Batman: The Dark Knight Rises in Colorado, United States, killed 12 people. One of the shooting victims was a woman named Petra Anderson. Four bullets hit her body and one hit her head and hit her brain.

Her family could only pray and hope that a miracle would happen. The hospital immediately carried out intensive treatment and carried out an operation to remove the bullet. How shocked the medical team was because something unexpected happened. It turns out that Petra has an abnormality, namely there is a cavity filled with fluid in front of her brain. The fluid in the cavity was flowing near her brain. The bullet ended up only lodged in his cranial bone, which protects the brain. The deadly shot that hit Petra did not lead to her death. Petra’s genetic abnormalities in the brain did not lead to her death.

In general, we always think of abnormalities in the body as defects and shameful disgrace. In this story of Petra Anderson, God teaches us that every part of our body is always useful, even Petra’s disabled body parts can save her life. It is precisely the shortcomings that we consider a disgrace, that may be able to help us from certain problems.

We can imagine what would have happened if Petra did not have a genetic disorder in her brain, maybe now she is no longer living in this world. Every human being has advantages and disadvantages of each. We can see that the life stories of those who have shortcomings exist to strengthen others. They use their shortcomings as a tool to achieve success.

Are we still complaining or feeling inferior about our shortcomings? Are we still disappointed and angry with God because of our shortcomings? God says that He works in all things for good for us. It is time for us to open our eyes and see the hand of God for our shortcomings; Opening our eyes and seeing God’s miraculous hand can turn every weakness of our life into something that benefits us.

Accept every shortcoming that we have and be grateful to God, because one day God will use our shortcomings to bring glory to His name. The things we cry about today may be things we will be grateful for someday. “We know now that all things work together for good to those who love Him, to those who are called according to God’s purpose.”

The Mouth Of The Righteous.

“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked hides injustice.”

The mouth has such great power. With our mouth we can kill or build the spirit of life. With the mouth, we can strengthen or bring down. Dropping doesn’t always mean saying harsh words or swearing. Dropping we can do with simple things like criticizing.

How many times do we criticize other people in a day Maybe just by making comments like, “Why aren’t your clothes looking good today” or “You haven’t washed your hair yet. Your hair looks greasy.” Comments like this may be simple, but the impact is extraordinary, it can discourage other people.

Just imagine, if that person is in serious trouble at home, and when he comes to see us, there is only criticism about appearance and other things. As much as possible, try not to criticize others, unless your opinion is asked for.

There are criticisms based on facts or valid reasons, which can build and improve. However, some are based on bad reasons (such as wanting to bring down or embarrass). Whatever the reason, criticism is protesting or refuting the other party.

It’s fine to try to fix something, but if in doing so we discourage others, it seems worth remembering that our mouths should be the source of life and not death. Fill our days with constructive words, then everyone will be blessed with our presence.

Leave The Past Behind

Many people are still shackled by what was experienced in the past. Because of that they cannot express their potential to the fullest, so they fail to become successful people. Sometimes the past is too painful or sometimes too pleasant, which makes it hard for us to forget it. It makes us tempted to look back, when we should continue to move and look forward.

Some things we can forget about the past include:

Failure. Never give up if you are currently experiencing or have recently experienced failure.

Sin and transgression. Many people feel unworthy to receive God in their lives, because they keep seeing past sins and transgressions.

Bitterness. Learn to forgive and forget those who have hurt us in the past.

And the most important thing to forget is success. Many people are quickly satisfied with the success they get, so they are lazy to step up, want to stay and embrace that success.

Forget what you have experienced in the past, both painful and pleasant, but make it a lesson and provision for your success towards the future. Make past experiences a motivator, not a barrier to future success.

“Brothers, I didn’t think I had caught it myself, but this is what I do: I forget what is behind me and turn to what is before me”

In Everything,Give Thanks!

Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer. Known for his witty sense of humor, he was one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian Era in London. At the height of his fame and success, with the play The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) still playing in London, Oscaar was accused and sentenced to two years in prison for libel and indecency.

In prison he wrote De Profundis (written in 1897 and published in 1905), a lengthy letter discussing his spiritual journey as a prisoner. After Oscar was released, he left France immediately, never to return to Ireland or England. There he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life.

Oscar once said a sentence that is very good for us to ponder. He said, “The best way to appreciate our work is to imagine what we would be without it.” This statement is actually still very relevant today. Don’t we often see people who used to grumble in their work, but when they leave there they regret it.

Expecting something better is normal, but then we forget to be grateful for what we have. We forget that life is a gift, and what we have right now is a beautiful gift from God. Why is it so difficult for us to be grateful for what we have today, God is still with us in all things.

We have nothing to fear. All we have to do is keep giving thanks in all the circumstances we experience. Instead of complaining, it’s better if we start appreciating whatever we have right now, including our work. Get serious about it, then see how God is able to multiply it all. “In everything give thanks…”

Life Is Short

Life is short, we are just born and soon we have to die. Because life is very short, we don’t have much time to enjoy life. Therefore, as long as there is time, use this short life to play and have fun. Many people adhere to this philosophy and choose to have fun in their lives.

Solomon, as the wisest king who ever lived, advised the younger generation that they are free to have fun while living, but that the time will come when they will be held accountable for what they do on the day of judgment.

“Rejoice, young man, in your youth, let your heart rejoice in your youth, and obey the desires of your heart and the gaze of your eyes, but know that because of all these things God will bring you to justice!”

Life is short. What are our priorities Do we choose to have fun and play with this life? Stop playing, start praying. Stop feasting, start fasting. Seek God more. Use our lives for something positive and seek God always.

Only God Is Good

“I said to the LORD: ‘You are my God, nothing can be good for me but You!”

If an adult admits that only God is good, then it raises questions about his or her parents — his or her father and mother, as well as his or her extended family; are they bad?

Does he or she have no friends? Friends are usually people who treat others well even though others do bad things. The friend helps, sustains, protects, and accompanies this life, at least, is there when it is needed.

Life can only last if there are good people who take care of it. The more good people, the more prosperous this life will be, if everyone is good, then the earth has become heaven. Be a good person so that heaven is with you.

Only God is good, meaning that only people who are close to God can continue God’s goodness in this world, humans with their own inclination of heart are generally creatures who are prone to doing evil. Be grateful to all that is good to you so that you stay alive and thank God because it is God Himself who preserves your life through the good people in your life. Let your kindness be known to all.

Don’t Be Like A Fool

“As snow in summer and rain in harvest, so honor is not worthy of a fool.”

No one wants to be called or dubbed a fool. Most likely he will be angry and offended if he is spoken of as a fool, because talking about foolish people always refers to people who seem unable to change their lives anymore, their hearts are very hard (stony) because they do not want to accept advice and reprimands. Of course, we all don’t want and don’t want to be called stupid people, but whether we realize it or not, we often behave the same way as foolish people.

Foolish people are people who do not want and find it difficult to accept advice and rebuke from God or from others. He always feels himself as a righteous person and has never done anything wrong, therefore he looks for various reasons to always justify himself and feels that he does not need to be taught and tutored by others. He thought that it was someone else who had to change, not him.

An ignorant person is a person who never wants to learn from experience, so he repeatedly makes the same mistakes, but never realizes or pretends to be unconscious. The writer of Proverbs states, “As a dog returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.“

Foolish people are people who even though they have understood the truth, are taught about the truth, they still live astray from the truth. Even if they know that something is not to be done, they still do what is forbidden: “To be impure is the hobby of fools.” Living in ignorance is the door to the destruction of life.

The Sun Of Truth

“…, the sun of truth will rise for you with healing in its wings. You will come out and prance like a calf out of a cage.”

The rising sun is an image of renewed hope for mankind. After sleeping at night, it’s time to carve all the works as the sun continues to roll and is there until the sun reaches its bed. The sun of righteousness is a call to start the day by being righteous and fill the whole day (whole life) as righteous.

The sun of truth rises because it is published by God and not forged by humans. Truth will only exist if man surrenders to God, making God’s will first. The sun of truth brings healing to its wings, all its movements will heal the ills of man and his humanity. Truth is the medicine of life.

The sun of truth brings joy and relief and opportunities for new adventures, like a calf released from a stable; prancing. “Lead me to walk in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God who saves me, I wait for You all day long.”

“A calm heart refreshes the body, but envy rots the bones.”

Calm is something from within, not from without. Tranquility does not depend on the situation but governs the situation. The command to calm down is usually primarily addressed to a crowded group of people because everyone is talking at the same time, being noisy. Characteristics of calm people are those who don’t talk nonsense. Talking a lot is okay if everything is necessary and constructive when said; soothing words.

Calm also often means a person who can stay still, stay in place for a long time or at least manage his life’s actions as gently as possible. On a cold night, a person who remains calm, does not move much, then he will not be cold because the body gets used to it and the body responds to the stimulus by sending more heat to the body. This is an example of calm that refreshes the body.

“A calm heart refreshes the body, but envy rots the bones.” In this verse, the cause of restlessness is envy, jealousy of others. The envy whispers the bones, paralyzing the life force; bring many diseases to the body; take care of your life and be calm with no envy.

If You Could Choose, Who Would You Choose To Be?

George Bernard Shaw (Dublin 26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950 in Hertfordshire) was an Irish novelist, critic, essayist, politician and orator based in England. In 1925, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. He then donated all the Nobel prizes to the Anglo-Swedish literary foundation.

A few days before he died, he was interviewed by a reporter. The reporter asked, “Mr Shaw, in your life you have met some of the world’s most famous people. You have been friends with kings, famous writers, artists, and teachers. If only you could come back to life and you could choose a famous person you know. or a person in history, who would you choose?” He replied firmly, “I will choose to be George Bernard Shaw with all my unfulfilled desires.”

What would our attitude be if we were given the freedom to become a famous figure? A big businessman, movie star, sportsman, or big politician. Don’t ever think about being someone else. Determined to be ourselves, by using the maximum of all our potential. “and set yourselves an example in doing good.”