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All God’s children have problems


markdohle

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All God’s children have problems

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to,
he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it---Fyodor Dostoevsky

Suffering is a problem for mankind, for some an obstacle to the belief in a loving God.  It is as if we know something is wrong, that things should be different.  Each of us has a burden to carry for most of our lives.  The burdens may change, but the heaviness always remains.  We never take suffering for granted, but see it as an intrusion in our lives.  Suffering does not lead us into state of rest, but wakes us up to our lives, forcing us to look and seek for some relief.

Joy and happiness are not a problem for our race, we just flow with it, no real thought necessary.  Being happy seems to be natural for us and that is why we can take the gifts we have for granted.  That is until they are taken away from us. 

Armchair philosophers while having their tea in the afternoon will expound forever on the problem of suffering but are strangely quiet when it comes to joy and happiness.  Only those who experience suffering can truly say where it leads when allowed to run its course.

I believe that faith in God is a plus when seeking answers.  Are we actually pilgrims or not.  How we answer that I believe is important. 

The sufferings of others can weigh heavy on us as well.  Knowing one’s limits when dealing with life’s seemingly numberless, impossible, situations will often cause a deep sense of powerlessness, in those who care and want to help.  Going with one's ‘gut’ instead of the ‘heart’ is more often than not the right way to go, but the inner pull still seeks to drag us this way or that. 

Charity and compulsion are two different things entirely.  One is done freely, the other is forced to help and more often than not is not based on a simple motive to assist, but to control and ‘save’.  Which none of us can do.  We can help, support, but then we have to allow each other to make our own choices. 

Still trying to figure that one out, just one of many.—Br.MD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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