•Thursday, February 16, 2012
“You shall have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20:3
Every little girl dreams of meeting her Prince Charming. The thought occupies a ridiculous amount of time and energy. But I’m reminded of a quote by Logan P. Smith: “There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.”
Cinderella and Snow White may have lived happily ever after, but the rest of us live in the real world. We don’t meet handsome men who ride white horses and solve all our problems in a daring swordfight.
We fall in love with real men who may be handsome, but possess as many issues as we do. We don’t ride off into the sunset and live happily ever after. We learn how to understand and appreciate one another as we grow and heal together, and as we face life’s challenges together.
No matter where you are in life, there’s something to pin your hopes and dreams on. I know a woman who yearned to adopt a child only to laugh later about “buyer’s remorse.” The only one who can fulfill us is Christ. The only one who can meet our emotional needs is Christ. Anything that becomes a “god” in our lives is going to let us down.
Our husbands, our children, our jobs—they are all gifts from God. If we set them up as gods in our lives, we’re setting ourselves up for trouble!
Every little girl dreams of meeting her Prince Charming. The thought occupies a ridiculous amount of time and energy. But I’m reminded of a quote by Logan P. Smith: “There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.”
Cinderella and Snow White may have lived happily ever after, but the rest of us live in the real world. We don’t meet handsome men who ride white horses and solve all our problems in a daring swordfight.
We fall in love with real men who may be handsome, but possess as many issues as we do. We don’t ride off into the sunset and live happily ever after. We learn how to understand and appreciate one another as we grow and heal together, and as we face life’s challenges together.
No matter where you are in life, there’s something to pin your hopes and dreams on. I know a woman who yearned to adopt a child only to laugh later about “buyer’s remorse.” The only one who can fulfill us is Christ. The only one who can meet our emotional needs is Christ. Anything that becomes a “god” in our lives is going to let us down.
Our husbands, our children, our jobs—they are all gifts from God. If we set them up as gods in our lives, we’re setting ourselves up for trouble!
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