Circumstances are unavoidable. Loosely
speaking, a circumstance is a fact or condition that affects a situation. If we
find ourselves in a situation, good or bad, there are circumstances that factor
into that situation. How we react to, or resolve the situation is all on us and
the choices and decisions we make. The circumstances are present, and they are
not in our control. What is in our control is the resolution of the situation
which is ultimately reached.
If that sounds gibberish, then
perhaps this analogy will shed some light on it:
“The same boiling
water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It’s not about the
circumstances, but rather what you are made of.”
Source unknown
The world (boiling water-circumstance)
can either harden our hearts (egg) or soften our hearts (potato). It’s not
about the world. It’s about us, in spite of the world, making the choice to
have a softened heart (a heart for God) or a hardened heart (a worldly heart).
It’s our choice.
Bottom Line Thought: Like
it or not, you are in the world, and you can’t change that. In what ways might
you be letting worldly things condition your heart?
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