Saturday, 1/24/09, Day 73, Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Do you think most about God when things are going well or when you are in trouble? Honestly, I think most about God when I am in trouble. When things are good and you are content for now......then there's not much to think about. It is like you don't need to question this satisfaction. Why question it? Things are good......we are happy, no worries, no fears....no anything.

On the other hand, when things are bad, you think a lot and you ask a lot of questions. Some of us may know the answer to our own questions, some may not. For those who do, they understand.....but it is just hard to accept/apply at times. When we are down.......we look for someone to talk to, we look for guidance to help us through this situation, we need something that will bring back to our "ok." It is such a pity to think that I can't think of God equally in both states of mind. Probably, it is because for me I came to know God first when I wasn't "ok" with life. I guess every time I am down, it is just a reminder of what first led me to Him. For me, it was first knowing that I had someone to rely on when things go wrong, then seeing all the blessings that He has given me. When things do go wrong, I think of how I can make it right, how God will use this experience as a good thing, how selfish I am, how selfish people can be.....and etc. I guess questions help me think about the bad situation and see it from another perspective.

hmm.... you know how we try to look at the bad as a good, then what will happen if we look at the good as a bad? Then are we ever really happy? When you are satisfied, we don't give much thought into it. Maybe it is because we are afraid of what we might find in our "happiness". To think that maybe this happiness is a product of distractions, possessions, selfishness, greediness........etc...........hmmm......I guess the good isn't what it really seems.......i don't know XP