Choosing Go(l)d
Thursday, May 01, 2014 Posted by Unknown
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“If
this . . . then that.” Consequences based on choice. No matter what comes our
way—the hardships, the abuse, the things out of our control; even disease and
natural disasters—we have a decision to make. Sometimes all we can decide about
even the most heinous crime committed is how we handle it: what our attitude
ends up being.
I
went through a gamut of emotions when I found out my daughter had a terminal
illness. I’ve raised my fist at God a few times concerning the addictions of
not just one son; but each of my three faces a similar “enemy” in the path of
their life’s journey. And they each choose how they will handle the seemingly
destructive behaviors that work to disarm them. My prayer is that their choices
will bring healing and hope.
I
started in Job chapter 22 when penning this, but then a mark over 23:10 caught
my attention. I had written my daughter’s name to the side indicating the
choice I made when CaSondra slipped from this life into eternity. “But He knows
the way that I take; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.”
We
are told in Job 22:24, “Assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to
the rocks in the ravines, THEN the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest
silver for you.”
Take
the “L” out of gold and you get God. Choose to meditate on God’s word and you
find out: “The ordinances of the LORD are . . . more precious than gold.”
(Psalm 19:10)
