… the world is not a perfect place, things are not orderly, it is not all peaceful, there are pockets of good happenings and also not so good. Some are rich and seem to have all their needs met, others are in abject poverty, lack and deep want. Some appear sane and others are barking mad. Some areas are picturesque, breathtakingly stunning, untouched and unspoilt, nature observe at its finest. Other areas are spoilt, polluted, ravaged and sad. Beauty exist, ugliness exist. New lives are birthed every second, and so are deaths occurring.
In all these, I do not get the sense that God is stressed or depressed, having headache or high blood pressure, getting all worked up, wondering why all things are not going according to plan, getting all frustrated, hot and bothered. We have read that God does get angry, but I don’t get the impression of a discomburbulated God. Now, these are all my own personal views. Without meaning to sound trivia or flippant or even commit sacrilege, the Divine seem to be on top of His game and unperturbed. I appreciate that the ways of man and the ways of God are not the same. As the heavens are higher than the earth so are His ways higher than ours.
The question then is , why are we fearful, stressed, anxious, depressed all worked up, hot and bothered because things are not perfect? Things have not turned out the way we expect, a few people we know have lost the plot, some have even lost a bit more than the plot. The deal has not turned out the way we expect, our job sucks, we lost a loved one, our pet is unwell, a family member has gone wayward, there is infirmity in the body, we have financial pressure etc. These are all very difficult things to handle and painful indeed. Moreover we are just mere mortals and we feel the pain.
However the question remains, how do we become more accepting of those things in life that are troublesome, are unyielding and not allow ourselves to be affected? I guess by accepting!
Accepting does not indicate a lack of faith or effort, accepting indicates a lack of turbulence. Turbulence of the soul. Finding peace in the midst of our trials, understanding the way of life is not always straight and smooth. Through it all, we choose peace and calm.
Beautiful Ivory 