Blessing from an idol?
I was talking to my friend Wade earlier today and the topic of my recent engagement came up, which is kind of par for the course right now, and he said something that made me think and made me very thankful. Something to the effect of, "Brent, you are living proof that the Lord uses our idols to bless us." What Wade and many of those close to me know is that I idolized the idea of marriage for a long time in my life. I thought that being married would make me sooooooo happy, and that it would solve most of my immediate problems and assuage my fears. And sadly, I still think this at times, I still look to Sarah to provide for me only that which the Lord can give. And yet He still gives. He still is allowing me to marry Sarah, he is giving me that which was an idol in my life for so long. In essence, God is working in typical upside-down kingdom fashion and using something that I substituted and worshipped instead of him, to now be the greatest blessing in my life. Blessing where cursing is deserved? Typical, so very typical.
posted by corbs @ 11:45 AM
9 Comments:
Hey, your posts are always so funny. "Par for the course?" That is some funny stuff. I like how you mix golf stuff with marriage stuff. That's the stuff I like best. You should write another thing about marriage but this time say, "I got a hole in one." Or maybe "I'm three strokes behind." Or maybe "Where's my nine iron." That would be really funny. How about this for example - Sarah and I are getting married. Where's my nine iron? Man I would wet myself if you wrote that.
What a remark!! Keep em comin Jeremiah!! Holy Cow!! Jeep jeep jeep!!!
Squeezy, that comment you left about Jeremiah's was too good to be true. Please keep the jumbo shrimp in the pan, if you know what I mean. No, but seriously, much appreciated. Capital on the much, if you catch my fast ball.
Rodney McSandwich, I find your comment to be most offensive. It offended me. In the future, please refrain from such euphemisms like "keep the jumbo shrimp in the pan." Children may be reading.
Holy Monkey Monk!! Rodney and Squeezy in one comment!! Yowza!!
squeen the grat grump. sizey peen squish. squat the barned fimple.
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