Good Morning Friends,
“Each one should retain the place in life the
Lord assigned him and to which God has called him. Was a man already circumcised
when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man uncircumcised
when he was called? He should not be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing and
uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commands is what counts. Were you a
slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you -- although if you can
gain your freedom, do so. For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord
is the Lord’s freedman; similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is
Christ’s slave. You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
Brothers, each man, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation God
called him to.” (1 Corinthians 7:17-24)
Can you think of ways in which you wish your
life was different? I’m not talking about sins that you wish you didn’t
struggle with, I’m talking about circumstances beyond your control that you
wish were different.
I know some women who wish they were men. They
see the opportunities that men have and don’t see that women have the same
opportunities. I also know some men who wish they were women -- for the same
reason. The old proverb is true, “the grass is always greener on the other side
of the fence.”
Perhaps there are other times in history that
you wish you had been born. Perhaps there are other places in the world in which
you wish you had been raised. Would you like to change your ethnic background? Perhaps
you’d like to be Jewish, or American Indian, or a part of some other ethnic
group to which you do not belong.
Paul’s point in Corinthians is to take
advantage of the opportunities God has given you, rather than spending your
life wishing things were different. The “if only” syndrome rarely helps us
accomplish more for the Lord. We accomplish what God wants when we set about to
do His will where He has put us and with the resources He has given us.
His, by Grace, Steve
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