Living every day sometimes feels like wandering inside a maze looking for the way out to me. Not knowing whether we should turn right or left at the junction, we choose to depend on our instincts. If we're lucky enough, we'll find a promising path and if not, dead ends are unavoidable.
Now as a Christian, I often think shouldn't we get a better life than that? I mean, we have a BIG God after all thus I demand a better life.
To get through a maze, there's a method called "The left-hand method". Simply place your left-hand on the left-hand wall upon entering the maze and follow that wall all the way around. The principle is to never remove your hand from the wall.
Lets carefully observe how we live our lives till this moment. The left-hand method would not work if we let go of the left-hand wall. It requires us to stick to the left-hand wall no matter how long we have to walk around and the number of cul-de-sacs we find on the way. The same principle goes for our lives. We ought to hold on to Him no matter how long we have to wait and the number of obstacles we have to face.
If after a few cul-de-sacs, one decided to let go of the left-hand wall then one may get lost in the maze. If we don't wait patiently while following the wall all around, then we might let go and trapped forever inside the maze. (That thought makes me shudder!) But then if one thought the other path was more promising than following the left-hand wall, he/she might be up for a wild goose chase.
The truth is we do have a better life than those who get lost and trapped inside the maze. God is our left-hand wall, the only way to the exit. Wait patiently, hold fast to your confession of faith. Fight for your faith in Him no matter what!
Now as a Christian, I often think shouldn't we get a better life than that? I mean, we have a BIG God after all thus I demand a better life.
To get through a maze, there's a method called "The left-hand method". Simply place your left-hand on the left-hand wall upon entering the maze and follow that wall all the way around. The principle is to never remove your hand from the wall.
Lets carefully observe how we live our lives till this moment. The left-hand method would not work if we let go of the left-hand wall. It requires us to stick to the left-hand wall no matter how long we have to walk around and the number of cul-de-sacs we find on the way. The same principle goes for our lives. We ought to hold on to Him no matter how long we have to wait and the number of obstacles we have to face.
If after a few cul-de-sacs, one decided to let go of the left-hand wall then one may get lost in the maze. If we don't wait patiently while following the wall all around, then we might let go and trapped forever inside the maze. (That thought makes me shudder!) But then if one thought the other path was more promising than following the left-hand wall, he/she might be up for a wild goose chase.
The truth is we do have a better life than those who get lost and trapped inside the maze. God is our left-hand wall, the only way to the exit. Wait patiently, hold fast to your confession of faith. Fight for your faith in Him no matter what!
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