Easy Answers
I learned this morning that I've won $1,000,000.
And, as if that weren't amazing enough, so did Rachel.
I kid you not. We each received identical text messages telling us of our good fortune. All we needed to do was to respond to the embedded email address.
As you might imagine, neither of is any better off financially now than when we awoke this morning. Replying to that message would have brought many things -- spam, viruses, malware, you name it. But a million bucks? Doubtful. If we want to be millionaires, we're going to have to do it the old fashioned way: work hard.
Repentance and amendment of life is like that, too. It might be comforting to think all we have to do is say "I'm sorry, God," and that all will be well. It wouldn't be healing, though. Once we say we're sorry, we need to work on changing our ways. We need to begin to travel the path that Jesus has shown us. We need to allow ourselves to be led by the Holy Spirit. We may not be sure where God will take us but we can be assured it will be the place we need to go. The trip may take time -- that's one of the reasons Lent unfolds over six ways. But the time will be worth spent and, as cliched as it may sound, will produce riches greater than a lottery jackpot.
And, as if that weren't amazing enough, so did Rachel.
I kid you not. We each received identical text messages telling us of our good fortune. All we needed to do was to respond to the embedded email address.
As you might imagine, neither of is any better off financially now than when we awoke this morning. Replying to that message would have brought many things -- spam, viruses, malware, you name it. But a million bucks? Doubtful. If we want to be millionaires, we're going to have to do it the old fashioned way: work hard.
Repentance and amendment of life is like that, too. It might be comforting to think all we have to do is say "I'm sorry, God," and that all will be well. It wouldn't be healing, though. Once we say we're sorry, we need to work on changing our ways. We need to begin to travel the path that Jesus has shown us. We need to allow ourselves to be led by the Holy Spirit. We may not be sure where God will take us but we can be assured it will be the place we need to go. The trip may take time -- that's one of the reasons Lent unfolds over six ways. But the time will be worth spent and, as cliched as it may sound, will produce riches greater than a lottery jackpot.
Comments
Post a Comment