How many more resources do we need to spend
to quench our desires on temporary things? I remember how I really want certain
book title sometime ago. However, by now when i have already gotten it, it is
not that desirable anymore. This small experience that I had, struck me with
the thoughts of what we actually need and what we merely want. Behind this
phenomenon, there are many possible reasons, but in my personal observation the games of
discontentment take place. This kind of circle makes us feel less and want more.
After getting one thing, we then start to be plagued with another wish and etc.
But the danger of this mentality is that we would never feel enough. We toil
and sweat but for the sake of accumulating things which ‘the moth will eat.’
What about the alternative disposition; that
essentially in the hand of Good Shepherd we shall not want? We shall not be anxious about
what we will eat and wear, because we shift our
attention from seeking world attention and any of those gratifications toward
the stewardship of Bountiful Lord. We know that we are just servants of Him who
exalts one and humbles the other. It is His infinite wisdom that leads us by hand, and says, “Be
still, and know that I am The Lord”.
This new dispositions will make a
tremendous difference. We won’t be swallowed by the stream of materialism and
worldliness. Why? Because then we know that it is The Lord who sends and sets
everything for the goodness of those who love Him.
In other word, all things become blessing
for His beloved ones. Be it a bright sky, or the dark night. Be it a mocking
and oppressions, laughter or weeping, everything. Those blessings are sent as
the rough edges stone to sharpen our soul. Through each moment of our life both
in abundance and scarcity He molds and shapes us into His likeness. Just like
radio transmitter and receiver system, we need to tune to the right frequency
to get this: humility. Acknowledging the unspeakable goodness and mercy of God
in hard times has been trait of his saints through ages. They are content with
whatever the Lord sends. Sometimes it means the joy of being in the company of
loving fellows. Yet sometimes it means being slandered and looked down by the
world. Yet, they are blessings! They are sent by God to save and protect us
from self-delusion and vanity. They are sent in such away so wisely, so timely,
so beautifully that we might come closer to Him and be like Him. Every unjust
and unexpected occurrence, encounters and befalling are used by God to sanctify
us. Now, rejoice in the Lord always. How His goodness is beyond our understanding,
beyond our subjective feeling about what has become of us, beyond what we like
or we want. Glory to God for all things.
