Thoughts On The Inevitable And The Immovable
Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin ArticlesThere are times in life when we find things in our way that we cannot move. Even after persistent and fervent prayer, the cup of suffering is brought to quivering lips and we must drink of it — right down to the bitter dregs (2 Corinthians 12:7-10).
Abraham Lincoln once said, “Some troubles are like the stump an old farmer had in his field — too hard to uproot, too knotty to split, and too wet and soggy to burn.”
When asked what to do with a spot like that, Lincoln replied, “Well, I’d just plow around it.”
Brethren and friends, there are some situations in life just like that old stump. They are there and cannot be changed and thus must be accepted.
May God provide us with the grace and strength to accept the inevitable and the willingness to plow around the immovable.
—Mike Riley